Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with ChinaSampson Low, Marston, 1893 - 501 pages |
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... called Pepo - whan , those who still speak their native language are called Sek - whan ( ie . civilised fán ) , while the others speak Chinese . The Pepo- whan are a large and well - formed race . ' With the exception of the women ...
... called Pepo - whan , those who still speak their native language are called Sek - whan ( ie . civilised fán ) , while the others speak Chinese . The Pepo- whan are a large and well - formed race . ' With the exception of the women ...
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... called hot Acupuncture ; but the needle is never heated before insertion . ' In some cases the needle has been known to break in the body of the patient , and has had to remain there till extracted by the skill of the Western ...
... called hot Acupuncture ; but the needle is never heated before insertion . ' In some cases the needle has been known to break in the body of the patient , and has had to remain there till extracted by the skill of the Western ...
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... called pseudo - adoption . As true adoption amongst the Chinese is generally due to a certain amount of superstition connected with ancestral worship , so the spurious adoption , as a rule , is even more dependent upon the superstitious ...
... called pseudo - adoption . As true adoption amongst the Chinese is generally due to a certain amount of superstition connected with ancestral worship , so the spurious adoption , as a rule , is even more dependent upon the superstitious ...
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... called godparent . The child still remains in its natural parents ' house , and , in the event of its parents dying , the so - called godparent is not bound to take the child into his or her keeping , even if left destitute . On the ...
... called godparent . The child still remains in its natural parents ' house , and , in the event of its parents dying , the so - called godparent is not bound to take the child into his or her keeping , even if left destitute . On the ...
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... called , performs the ceremony , offering up a prayer informing the spirit that the child is placed under its protection . These proceedings are sometimes undertaken at the instigation of the fortune - teller . When an idol is selected ...
... called , performs the ceremony , offering up a prayer informing the spirit that the child is placed under its protection . These proceedings are sometimes undertaken at the instigation of the fortune - teller . When an idol is selected ...
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