. The land of the pigtail : its people and customs : from a boy's point of view . aughter was deposited ; but, unfortunately, her memorywas not so ample as her pocket, and so the child,unintentionally I cheerfully admit, was kept out of herpossessions. - , But there are more ceremonies attending littleJohn. Outside his bedroom they hang up the pith ofa rush used for candle wicks, to give him success iji life.I-dont see the connection myself, perhaps some of youda. I should have thought the emblem was intendedto have more of an intellectual turn, and to havedenoted that he was to be pithy in hi
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. The land of the pigtail : its people and customs : from a boy's point of view . aughter was deposited ; but, unfortunately, her memorywas not so ample as her pocket, and so the child, unintentionally I cheerfully admit, was kept out of herpossessions. - , But there are more ceremonies attending littleJohn. Outside his bedroom they hang up the pith ofa rush used for candle wicks, to give him success iji life.I-dont see the connection myself, perhaps some of youda. I should have thought the emblem was intendedto have more of an intellectual turn, and to havedenoted that he was to be pithy in his remarks, andbrilliant as farthing candles.in his intellect. Somecharcoal is placed outside his door, to make him healthy.Here you are again, you knowing English, anticipatedin your discoveries by centuries! It is only within the-last few years that we have begun to take charcoal; andcharcoal biscuits are a very modern, and gritty invention. 134 THE LAND- OF THE PIGTAIL. iThen same dogs and cats haiirs are also placed, , to keepthe animals in the neighbourhood from barking and. THB ROLL OP HONOUR, cat-a-wauling, and thereby disturbing his baby-sleep.The question-we are all ready to ask is. Does it answer ?, for I am sure some of us would be glad to try theexperiment in our own interest, as well, as in that ofthe dear children ; for sometimes English, babies arerather disturbing to others. EDUCATION. 135 But there, they ?ire nothing to tho^e other midnightmarauders of our peace, especially the cats. I dare saythe Chinese cats, like everything else there, partake of.the sluggishness incidental to the climate, for if theywere as lively and as musically interesting as ours, Iam sure the Chinese would have some clever con-trivance by which to capture them, and put an end totheir melody. Talking of cats remind^ me of a story which hasnothing to do with China, but serves to show how afertile mind may even.make the music of cats profitable.I read of an American who made quite a good li