The work of the Open Court Publishing Co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty-one years (1887-1907) consisting of a complete book list with brief characterizatiion of authors and contents, including also a selection of noteworthy articles from the Monist and the Open court . ligion. Open Court. Vol. I, No. 19, p. 510. EVARISTE REGIS HUC. (1813-1860.) M. HUC is knoicn as one of the first Western authorities onChinese eustoms and relii^ion. The publication of his Traiels inFrench in 1850 zvas soon follozvcd by tzco works on The CliineseEmpire and Christianit
The work of the Open Court Publishing Co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty-one years (1887-1907) consisting of a complete book list with brief characterizatiion of authors and contents, including also a selection of noteworthy articles from the Monist and the Open court . ligion. Open Court. Vol. I, No. 19, p. 510. EVARISTE REGIS HUC. (1813-1860.) M. HUC is knoicn as one of the first Western authorities onChinese eustoms and relii^ion. The publication of his Traiels inFrench in 1850 zvas soon follozvcd by tzco works on The CliineseEmpire and Christianity in China. Material for all tliese leorkswas obtained during the eventful journey, through the Orient whichhe pursued in company with ^L Gabet, another Lazarist zvere very clever in their missionary zcork—^cunning as ser-pents and yet as guileless as children. With tJie spirit of St. Paulthey adopted the Chinese manner of dress while in the CelestialEmpire, but cut off tlieir queues and dressed as lamas zchen inTibet. In Lhassa they were treated zcith the greatest respect by theRegent, but the representative of the Chinese gozcrnment insistedon their and their interesting visit came to an end, quite inopposition to the Kcgcnfs zvishes. Ill THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO., INTERIOR OF A TARTAR TENT.
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