Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 222
paper. The door at thefoot of the stairs which led up to this room stoodopen all day, and any one who wished could goup and say his prayers in the Chinese fashion,which is a curious fashion indeed. They haveslender reeds, with tight rolls of brown paper fast-ened at one end. In front of the image… … I4 VT? t±. COMING OUT OF THE JOSS-HOUSE. reeds down in these ashes, and set the paper onfire. They think the smoke of the burning paperwill carry the prayer up to heaven. There was no image of their god in this little Joss-house — they were too poor to have one; theyhad only a gay colored picture…
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