Massacres of Christians by heathen Chinese, and horrors of the Boxers; containing a complete history of the Boxers; the Tai-Ping insurrection and massacres of the foreign ministers; manners, customs and peculiarities of the Chinese .. . y against theerection of awater-spout on ahouse, on theground that itdrew off all therain in the dis-trict. The China-men think for-eigners have in-terfered withtheir feng- Chinese students. shue, or, as one would say, the electrical conditions of theircountry. This is another phase of strange superstition. The term feng-shue is an allegorical representation of
Massacres of Christians by heathen Chinese, and horrors of the Boxers; containing a complete history of the Boxers; the Tai-Ping insurrection and massacres of the foreign ministers; manners, customs and peculiarities of the Chinese .. . y against theerection of awater-spout on ahouse, on theground that itdrew off all therain in the dis-trict. The China-men think for-eigners have in-terfered withtheir feng- Chinese students. shue, or, as one would say, the electrical conditions of theircountry. This is another phase of strange superstition. The term feng-shue is an allegorical representation of an in-visible and intangible but all-pervading force, which is as real tothe mind of the Chinaman as is the air he breathes or the water hedrinks. For two doors, or two windows, or a door and a window tobe directly opposite, thereby causing a draught, is very unpropi-tious to the feng-shue. Therefore this arrangement of doors andwindows seldom occurs in a Chinese house. When of a necessityit does occur, the Chinaman makes peace with his feng-shue byputting up a screen. This was doubtless the origin of the is thus used, not for the sake of privacy, but to keep out evilinfluences and to be in harmony with the 108 POPULAR BELIEF IN DREAMS. SPIRE OF A CATHEDRAL TOO TALL. At any rate it seems to be a perilous thing indeed to disturb aChinamans feng-shue. Some years ago the French Jesuit mis-sionaries erected a fine cathedral near Canton. Soon afterward amob threatened to pull it down. It was not because the commonpeople were intolerant of the Roman Catholic religion, but becausethe spire of the new cathedral was very tall and they feared the dis-turbance of the feng-shue. This feng-shue, like electricity, is sup_posed to be attracted by high points such as pagodas, tall buildingsand the crests of high ridges. This superstition is as much a part of China as the peoplethemselves. One is forcibly impressed with this in travelingthrough the interior provinces wher
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