Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 23, 1915, Page 14

The Pekin Gasette gives the follow- interesting ‘description of family in China, commenting that these ditions are fast changing as e re- t of the absorbtion of foreign ideas. "rn' ‘Chinese family in fts old-fash~ organism is a small' kingdom th the head of the family 2s the king d ruler of all under his roof. Ex- t for:the law_of' the country, his rds are law.. In certain cases the rd of the famlly chief 1s even great- than the !aw of the country. The solute power of control and pun- ighment of the father over his sons d daughters, the latter before their e, and the former even after 3 marriage, is universal through- the land. A proverb says: ‘If king wishes his eubject to die, he miust dle: if a father wishes his son Dbe destroyed he must be destroyed.’ eh is the severity of the family law. Al typical case of this sort came under t!. notice of the writer some ten y rs ago even in such a modern city 2B _Shanghai. 1"A oertaim Li family tad only one sen between two brothers, and nat; 1¥ he was considered the pearl of the hpuse. At the age of sixteen the boy wns sent to a mission school to study 2&d in due course he decided to become . a}Christian. This was etrongly op- pbsed by the whole family, especially the. zrandfather. But at first they sthiled at the carefully advanced hint by the boy, believing that he would never dare to make such a Change. They were mistaken, for the boy not long_after announced that he had ap- plied for baptism at the mission but made it plain to his parents that un- less their consent was secured he could ; not be baptised. This so aroused his parents that they shut him up in a small room and for fear that he would escepe, took every particle of decent clothing from him and clother him in old rags. Undaunted, the boy crept through a window and Interviewed the missionary, who of course, counselled him to be patient and told him to re- turn home to be an ‘obedient son.” The boy took the advice, but not until he had secured a lot of Christian liter- ature, which he would read and dis. tribute among his relatives at his native place, to which his parents had threatened to send him if he refused toygive up his new faith. Finally the boy was sent to his country home in Ningpo to receive disgiplinary lessons to counteract the Christian doctrine. The boy promised to write after his arrival at his native place but no word has come since. Although no-one will ver know what sort of lessons the boy received at the hands of his family elders, it could mot have been easy; for it was the custom of the Ningpo elders even to bury people alive for crimes unpunjshable by state law. s of course was an exceptional se but such exceptions were not by any means rare. ‘On the other hand it must not be imagined that the sons and daughters of a family live under anything like conditions of slavery; for if the father feels it his duty to look after every detail of his family affairs and sees to it that every amember of the house obeys his words, the sons and daugh- ters feel equally duty-bound to please and obey his instructions without any feeling of discontent or painful effort. “The plai principle of living between father and son is, therefore, this: The father should see to the needs of his family, sons, daughters and all, direct what they should do and how they should act, decide how they should be trained and taught, whom to marry or wed, what profession, if sons,~to adopt, see that they are obedient and happy. and decide what to do in case of disobedience or insubordination. For the son, as well es the daughter it is a dQuty to be obedient and good- humored under all circumstances and THE OITY OF IOII. s ANCIENT Q!M mmm ———e Finest and Ho‘ mhllly M u-i- m Washingtoan, n‘c.,’ Aug. 22.—“Built up around the deep pocket (of the | Kieler Foehrde, a marrow arm of the Baltic Sea that cuts its way back into the province of Hoistein, the old city of Kiel lies ‘well-shielded from all hostile attack and centrally placed for the use of the fleet, either upon the open ocean or upon the inland " begins a bulletin just prepared the National Geographic i ancient port city is hea i the mmmo:mommmmx Sag€e | from which the orders have been is- years (after the death of the latter). “The principles summarized above can be accepted as typical of a truly Chinest home although in middle and lower social life it is modified to some extent. The modification, however, is due more to peculiar conditions of life than to lack of principle; for it is obvious that whem every member of the house has to do the best he can in the struggle for a living there is very little room for elaborate application of Confucian principles. One principle, however, is universal; that is, the father is supreme in his house and the son must yield unswerving obedience.” EXCHANGE FLAG DAYS. London and Petrograd Sell Banners for Wounded. This was Engiish flag day in Petro- grad and Russian flag day in London, relates “The Manchester Guardian.” The sellers in the sireets put all the more heart into their charitable wheed- Lngs in the cause of the wounded Rus- sian soldiers because they knew the Russian women were working at the same hour for the British Red Cross. We have had a good many “days” since the war began, but every one welcomed this change of doing a little for the Russian soldiers, whose epic struggle has aroused such intense ad- miration and sympathy here. ‘The buttonhole flag, a blue cross on a white ground. was very commonly worn. The Speaker gave up a room in his house to the Australian women collectors and the Mansion House was in possession of a committee of actresses who are acknowledged experts in these matters. Even the street flower girls nobly en- couraged the amateur competition and took flags for themselves, givipg in ex- change a bunch of roses. Two and a half million flags were sold in Lon- don before noon. Interesting accounts of the work of Russian women in the war have been given by Mme. Jarintzoff, the author of a well known book of Russia, who has come over for flag day. She saye almost every woman is working for the wounded. Women carry the brown soldiers from the trenches to a place of safety on their backs and risk their lives in fighting typhus and disease. ‘War service has brought about a great change in the class of women known as “ladies of the regiment”— the wives of officers—who formerly livea luxurious and idle lives. The type, Mme. Jarintzoff says, has disap- peared and given place to patriotic. earnest-minded women, busy with all kinds of useful work for the soldiers. principle his late father has laid down for three Pro and Con What. A sign writer has discovered that pro and con are abbreviations of pro- ducers and consumers.—Wheeling In- telligencer. In many cities the election of popu- lar candidates is signaled by “winking” the electric lights. By a pre-arranged code the result of any election can be instantly signalled to every household where electric lighting is used. We Advertise Only What We Have And Exactly As It Is sued the unequal duel be- tween the ships of the Kaiser and the fleets of Britain. “The great war-harbor of Kiel is one of the finest and most protected harbors in sea-arm, whose -base is enclosed by the port, hes a narrow entrance and irregular surface. The entrance points along _the fortified. Fort and Fort Stosch guard the narrows about 3 1-2 miles above the iown. Flarking the northern termina- tion of the new Kiel suburbs, the Kaiser Wilhelm: Canal, a triumph of patience and engineering, cuts its way into the sheltered bay. By means of this canal, Kiel is in close communi- cation with the North Sea, and units of the Kalser's navy can be trans- ferred rapidly and safely from the ‘war theatre of the open ocean to that of the Baitic. “The Kaiser Wilhelm Canal or the Baltic Ship Canal is the product of an idea which ripened through cen- turies.. Projects for comnecting the Baltic and North Seas by a water route through the northern peninsula whkich should avoid the dangerous voyage around Jutland were consid- ered spasmodically from 1300 on, but it remained to the military necessities of a great Empire to bring about the realization of this advantageous water- way for trade. Any number of bashful beginnings of the projected way were made before the construction of the present canal was undertaken by the first German Emperor. Kaiser Wil- helm I laid the foundation stone of the canal in 1887, and the costly avenue was formally declared open by the present Emperor in 1895. The original cana! has been -extemsively improved. “The canal crosses the peninsula, from Hoitenau just beyond the north- ern suburbs of Kiel to Brunsbuettel at the mouth of the Elbe, at sea level, the locks at- either end merely serving to neutralize the tides. It is 60 miles !long, with a depth of more than 30 feet |and a width sufficient to pass the largest men-of-war. - A steamer takes between 8 and 9 hours to pass through the canal, thus bringing the advance German naval base at Heligoland within easy reach of the Kiel head- quarters. The whole way at night is lighted by electricity. The first cost of the Baitic Ship Canal was $39,000,000. Other millions have been expended in ite improvement. cursion service was maintained ‘here before the war, but the voyage offered little of interest besides steep banks and here and there spiritless scenery. “Great Imperial docks, arsenals and navy yards are located at Kiel, as are also Admiralty headquarters and the Imperial @aval Academy. Foreigners were not admitted to the docks and vards. Many thousands of visitors regularly attended Kieler ‘Woche (Kijel Week), the great German regat- ta held each year during the latter part of June. This regaita was an event of first importance in the world of international sport, and yachts from al! nations -interested in water sports were annually entered in its famous races. The Yacht Hohenzol- lern, housing the Emperor and the Imperial family, builded each year the central point of the gay, rich, cosmo- Murphy & MecGarry 207 Main Street. Dollar Day Specials For Wednesday, “Dollar Day,” we offer you these Special Bargains, and eonsider- ing the Standard Values we give, they are Bargains Your choice of $1.50 and $2.00 Shirts (selected pat- terns), for .......... ‘Three of our regular 50c$1.00 Tlu for Tesscssccaces Four $1.00 pairs of Onyx Hooe, any color, and a 25¢ PSR R SRR e A R m=$1.00 Three pairs of Onnyose, any color, and a m=$.100 Any suit bought during “DOLLAR DAY” will be reduced $1.00 from ) 5 - Ll . Regular $12.00 SUITS . $15.00 SUITS $18.00 SUITS .. $20.00 SUITS .. $22.00 SUITS $25.00 SUITS._. 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One of the World's Gas- Wonders —Novel Food Dumboy tronomic Described. Dumboy, the national dish of Liberia, is one of the world’s gastronomic wonders; if allowed to stand long after being prepared for the table it becomes very hard, broken pieces of it being a favorite kind of shot f~- use in the long muzzle-loading guns < the natives. A casing of dumboy is also used to stiffen the leather sheaths of the native swords and knives, ac- cording to G. N. Collins, in a com- munication to the National Geographic Society, at Washington, D. C. “To attempt the description of some novel food is like attempting to describe |2 landscape,” writes Mr. Collins. “The “onstituent parts may be described and the manner in. which they are combined, but it requires something more than description to reproduce the sensation of the original. The principal ingredient of dumboy is cas- sava, or ‘Cassada,’ as it is called in Liberia. The edible roots of this plant are the source of tapioco and some¢ forms of sago. To prepare the roots for dumboy they are peeled, boiled and all fibers from the center removed, The cooked roots are then placed in a large wooden mortar and beaten with a heavy pestle. This beating requires considerable skill and experience. In the hands of a novice the result is lumpy and inedible. “The beating requires about three- quarters of an hour, and is hard work. As the beaten mass becomes homo- geneous the bestle produces a loud crack each fime it is drawn from the mortar. These sharp reports can be heard long distances through the for- est, and are very welcome sounds at the end of a day’s journey. When the dumboy reaches this stage the operator may rest without injury to the product; but, once the beating is carried past this point, it must be rapidly com- pleted and the dumboy eaten at once. The natives say it is actually danger- ous to eat dumboy that has stood for more than a few minutes after it is beaten. “As soon as the beating is finished the dumboy is taken from the mortar and placed in shallow wooden bowls. The native method is to place the en- tire quantity in one large bowl from which all the partakers eat. If di- vided, the customary portion for each person is a piece about the size and shape of an ordinary loaf of bread. A soup which has been prepared while the dumboy was being beaten is now poured into each bowl There is great variety in this soup, which im- parts most of the taste to the dish. There is always a stock of some form of meat. This may be either chicken, deer, fish, monkey, or even canned beef. To this are added many vege- tables as can be obtained. “As soon as the soup is added the dumboy is ready .to be eatem; and, while the ingredients are somewhat bizarre, the method of eating the dish l!riku the traveler as evn more start- The mass of dumboy, which can best be described as a sticky dough, will adhere instantly to anything dry, but is readily cut with a wooden spoon if the spoon is kept moist with soup. An incredibly large piece is cut off with the moistened spoon, takem up with a quantity of soup, and swallowed whole. No one thinks of chewing it, and it is customary to caution the novice by tales of the frightful opera- tion necessary to separate the jaws once the teeth are buried in the sticky mass. “As might be expected, few Euro- Peans like dumboy on first ac- Quaintance; and, with some, the init- ial taste prevents further experi- If a second or third attempt is made, however, and the dish has been properly prepared, the habit is usually formed, and before long every night spent in the bush without a meal ment: of dumboy is counted a privation. | Among the white residents of Liberia, fondness for this dish amounts almost to a cult. It js regarded as a sort of guaranty that one’s tenderfoot days are over.” _— Battlefield Surgery. The award by the Paris Academie des Sciences of the Lecomte triennial prize of $10,000 to Sir Almouth Wright, the great bacteriologist, directs at- tention to the changes which have taken place during the war in the treatment of wounds. the &v- of Lord Lister who antiseptic method in 1365, the nuaah.r of deaths from blood-poisoning among injured persons and those upon whom operations had been performed was | Dr. enormous. Lister proved that this could be avoided by cleanliness and by disin- fecting the wounds and everything brought into. contact with them. This method (called antiseptic) was adopted in all élvilized countries, but during Lhomltewye‘u&hnmo(dhfln fectants has been abandoned, surgeons have relied solely upon Ab- solute cleanliness (called the asceptic method). The change was due to the opinion that disinfectants interfered with the natural healing and disin- fecting processes of the human body. When the war started, owing to the dirty condition of the wounds, the sur- tants impedes the flow from the wound of the lymph, Nature’s cleanser, and that, instead of using disinfectants, the wounds should be properly drained by the use of suitable dressings. Thousands of valuable lives and limbs have thus been saved. Now the bactericlogists are tafking sbout in- oculating beforehand against blood- poisoning, just as they do against ty- phoid. If this idea proves successful wounds will be robbed of half their dangers.—Tit-Eits. : Suggests Better Modes of Living. Naturally such a story can not come to a clase m‘ ot use of the proper i-tnunt. ames makes And in any event, the efforts of the lving oconditions, Inmnfifl'lflfl.fll.w'*lov better or for worse in matters of pub- lic health. JI\\9)\9J)\8)\§J\8) \9)\9)\9) W ednesday, Furniture August 25th Call and See Our Special Offerings Carpets Wall Papers N. S. GILBERT & SONS, 137 Main Street