. The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese. Paper Clothing Store. paper, covers a plot of ground; the kitchen, the servantsquarters, the reception halls, and bedrooms are made com-plete with every article of needful furniture; trunks ofclothing and bags of money are piled within; the fatherleads the daughter and the son the mother, as they withthe chanting priests pass around, then the fire is kindled 29 450 The Dragon, Image, and Demon. arid the paper is quic
. The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese. Paper Clothing Store. paper, covers a plot of ground; the kitchen, the servantsquarters, the reception halls, and bedrooms are made com-plete with every article of needful furniture; trunks ofclothing and bags of money are piled within; the fatherleads the daughter and the son the mother, as they withthe chanting priests pass around, then the fire is kindled 29 450 The Dragon, Image, and Demon. arid the paper is quickly consumed, but the reeds mustbe beaten down with poles: the lurid flames scarcelyremind one of the city whose ^Builder and Maker isGod. The priests furnish title deeds to this property,which must also be committed ijn the The Lily-boat (South China). The Bank of Hades—The priests sometimes givenotice by gongs and placards that they will despatch atreasure-boat to Hades; the old women all bring theirstrings of silvered paper to the boat, which is placed bythe canal, till it is full of its precious freight, when, afterthe amply-rewarded priests march around and chant, it is CD o C
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