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romance. tis said that in the year 640 foreigners with blue eyes light hair and red whiskers visited Peking. A famous Tartan chief flourished in China in 1281 he conquered from the border of the caspian sea to the indian ocian and then conquered China. Since then these has been but one revolution in China that was in 1643, when the Manchows usurped the throne. but this did not change the institutions of the country of china. The Emperor in his despatches says he wishes to render the Empire filial in this resemble the North American Indians for they when speaking of a governor always style him our great father. The severity of the law may be judged of from the following. a son shrick his mother, in this case the government resolved to make a severe turned his race and the spot forever. Under this law, a law of nature ive see a great nation of upivonts of 300,000,000 inishing we see them without guards among it they save people in the world. Almost everyone can read and write in China in every town and village are public schools which are opened to everyone they reward virtue and learning and punich rice. a maxin of the Chinese is that it is better to let the guiding escape than to punish the innocent during the whole of my stay in China i did not see a bright light or quarel. Another maxin of theirs is that better be a dog in peace than a man in trouble. They make religion a political instrument.That custom is that no man can hold an office in his own province. The punishments in china are according to the impactions of the favor or the spirit of the law. The chief instrument of punishment is the bamboo. for after crimes the head is cut off and for the disorderly conduct a wooden collar is great-width and weight is put on the neck the beaser has to be fed to imprisoned. is a common punishment with them with them women can not be imprisoned caught in case of great crimes. slavery is common in China tho the slaves are only held on dmestics and have quarterly the same privileges as as their masters. the Chinese exercise the burial service with great solemnity and in a certain day of every year can one visits the grave of his ancestors or friends burns inscense offer prayers and leaves a silk pennant flying over the grave this is a pretty custom and shows at once this upset for their fathers. New years day with them is a great day of feasting and pleasure it is kept for a week or so all business is suspend everyone prepares a week before hand for this great day of pleasure. Rocks are wise d