A CHINESE SOLDIER OF INFANTRY,
Or T ig e r o f W a r.
T he dress o f th e C h in e se is g en e rally lo o s e ; the so ld ie rs o f this p a rt o f the
a rm y , w ith few exc eptions, are th e o n ly natives w hose close h ab it discovers
th e fo rm a tio n o f th e lim b s .
T h e general u n ifo rm o f th e Ch in e se troops is cumbrotis an d in c o n v e n
ie n t ; th is o f the T ig e r o f W a r , is m u ch be lte r adapted for m ilita ry a c tion.
T h e M issio n a rie s hav e d en om in a te d tliem T iges s o f W a r , from th e ir
dress, w h ic h has some resemblance to th a t a n im a l ; b ein g strip ed , an d hav-
in g ears on the cap.
T h e y are a rmed w ith a scim ita r o f ru d e w o rkm a n sh ip , an d a shield o f
w ick e r o r baske t-work, so well m an u fa ctu red , as to re s is t tlie heaviest blow
from a sw o rd . On it is p a in ted th e face o f an im a g in a ry m o n ste r, which
(like th a t o f M edusa ) is supp o sed to possess th e p owe r o f p e trify in g the
b eholde r.
A t a distance is seen a M ilita ry To st, w ith the Im p e ria l flag, w h ich is
y e llow , hoisted n ea r it.