...Old age being a benefit the Chinese prefer above all things, most people have the clothes in question cut out and sewed by an unmarried girl or a very young...many years the moment when they shall be required for use."1 Traces of the same thought are found in the German requirement that in making vinegar, to make...

...grave-clothes. These are provided by many Chinese in their lifetime, and most people have them cut out and sewn by an unmarried girl or a very young woman, wisely calculating that, since such a person is likely to live a great many years to come, a part of her capacity to live long...

...benefit the Chinese prefer above all things, most people have the clothes in question cut out and sewn by an unmarried girl or a very young woman , wisely...years the moment when they, shall be required for use. Amongst all the tin*? lad clothes none is so interesting as the so-called siu i J, » garment for a...