ehu-san within which was a guard-house, where military men
were stationed;' and the' bows and arrows; pikes, and
matchlocksy orderly: arranged were, rto doubt, intended
for their use»:-:-;
I 0 £ the towns of Europe, Ting-hai bore the resemblance
most of Veniise, but on a smaller scale. It was,
inifSOme: degree, surrounded, as well as intersected, cby
canals.'; The bridges thrown over them were1-steep, and
ascended by steps,-like the Rialto. The stre'ets^whioh
Were-no more than alleys or narrow*passages, were
paved wifh square flat stonek;5 but the TfOusespUinlike
the Vcnetian buildings,| were low, and mostlypofoone
story.' The attention; as to ornament, in thesefbuildirigs
was'confined chiefly to the roofs, which, beside"sjhavi®i*g
the tiles that cover the rafters luted and plastered rover,
to. prevent accidents' from theipfalling mjstormyswear
ther, were contrived in such a form as to- imitate^the
inward bend of the ridges^and -sidesof 'canvasttohts^ -or
of .the coveringsibf skins of animals-or other flexible
materials, effected by theik Weight; a form: preferted,
perhaps,'after the introduction of more solid »materials,
•in allusion to the modes of shelter:to which the hitman
•race had, probably ^recourse before the erection of; regular
dwelling. houses. On the ridges of the. roofs weie
-uncouthfigures of animals, and other decorations in clay,
.stone, br .iron. The town was full of shops,: cohtaining,
chiefly, articles of clothing, food, and furniture, displayed
to full advantage. Even't coffins; were painted m a va-
rie,tyj^»lively and contrastingijcolours.. The .smaller
qüadrüp[eds\ including j^.gs^intendedf|o»!f#^,^were, ■
a^Wfelf aspoultrybexposed alivefar sale, as.were fish in.
tubs' of wateijhandmels in sared^? The mimbenaf p^(^s
Where a«d> Mfe^«0feodpii%f>n'S!lW®Q>d.Wefe6Sold,
for burning In«th^tem,pl^dinyffi®%dVn4 ^ # id eg ït®
I f 1 superstitious d)i%©sitidni.:ki: tMesp40pfex;’tE®&sepgar-
‘nfênK in cl- trows^siw;ei®sWcmn^b^«b®M^»'s^ e?sl ’but, the
m’en bad thatsusf ;séiaw e^fa^tel^hi’Gcb^eSSdllberMe^.d,
ihgfrqbairy exfedpf; one/.tlabg-f -lack, * b ^ h g ^ f l o r
^tïatèd; whrleifrhe wqikeinhadith&i^.dn4bie‘t^#lyplaited
atfd' ëe'ded^fadeQmingly^rint-a a knot«upon themrown.of
the tefead^easf ascsonaefeimea] seehaon .the^^%istehiesjof
aMiqlfttsyd 0 " - 1 - ' ' • f' ! U{ ' 1
m.Thtoigb'odt-tbei pW-rtberornsjas.-an, appeasramaeuof
(piick-and' active! iridnas try/ b^yandpthei natural heffee® of
a climate* not>qnite. thktycde^esjrffem-i theWquatofc a
oheumstance; which- implieddtholsjt^uluspqf,i||^e^ity
compelling, or ofjfawardlexcitin^nto .labour. IMphe
sékm& to shun it.-; .»Nonaasked.- aim's* Men) ft||ywete
.passing busily'*thrpug&fe||^etst, Wofiiepwere seen,
chiefly, in'the shops-; jand at theircBoorsjahd wi®do.Ws»4 ;
Of mostbfi theflatter ,lljeim n the^^^hnddnfehmr
classes, the feet were .unnaturally .smkU,'ipè%asth.ec truncated.
They appearëtÊasdfi the fore.part of thefobf Had
- beed^ökleÉtaUy cuftioflf. leavingJk®-- remainder of the