The mystic flowery land; a personal narrative . , garlic, dried seaweed, samshoo, fish and diversother commodities of daily life. Each Chinese passenger carriesa netted basket filled witli (dd ])ots, j)ans, bowls, cups, remnantsof tlie last meal and all manner of garbage—not forgetting asmall stone or wooden pillow somewhat similar in sha])e and size. A VISIT TO CANTON. i93 to a brick. This article is always placed ready for immediateuse; for directly John has completed his arrangements for thepassage he spreads his mat on the deck and lies down, restinghis neck upon this hard but serviceable
The mystic flowery land; a personal narrative . , garlic, dried seaweed, samshoo, fish and diversother commodities of daily life. Each Chinese passenger carriesa netted basket filled witli (dd ])ots, j)ans, bowls, cups, remnantsof tlie last meal and all manner of garbage—not forgetting asmall stone or wooden pillow somewhat similar in sha])e and size. A VISIT TO CANTON. i93 to a brick. This article is always placed ready for immediateuse; for directly John has completed his arrangements for thepassage he spreads his mat on the deck and lies down, restinghis neck upon this hard but serviceable pillow. A Chinaman never leaves anything behind him wlien changinghis residence: only that which can he removed by hard scrubbin*-—not even a broken bottle or pot. He crams them in anion* hispersonal effects. Before leaving he actually lifts the dirty earthen-ware rice-pot oif the stove, with a crust of burnt rice linin< tlieinside, and carefully deposits it among his other goods and chattels. Now^ the whistle sounds and the huge crank above us beginsto move up and down. The paddles revolve and the vessel slowlyleaves the wharf. Making our w^ay to the upper-deck we passout of the confusion and smell to quietude, cleanliness and fresh-air. On the saloon deck we meet the skipper who is sure to bea jolly good fellow^ who insists upon our hav
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectchinade, bookyear1896
