The bright side of humanity; glimpses of life in every land (1900)
Pell, Edward Leigh, 1861- [from old catalog] · Richmond, Va., The B. F. Johnson publishing co · leaf 396
y a few months, they are sold, with the understanding thatthey are to be wives in the families to which they go. It istrue, adds Mr. Edwards, that this often means a life ofservitude, but, considering that this is a heathen people, it ishighly commendable. Mr. Edwards also writes of the homefor the… … m THE FLOWERY KINGDOM. 371 The Rev. T. C. Britton, of Soocliow, sends the followingextracts from an article on the benevolent institutions inSoocliow written by a Chinaman : The benevolent halls of Soocliow stand as a forest inabundance, their number not being easily estimated. Theofficials and…
Ethnology · Manners and customs · Temperament
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