se doctors' fees, 209.
Horses--
"Heavenly horse," 131, 133.
Official coats, "horse-shoe sleeves," 179.
Respect for, origin of queue, 179.
House, Chinese, Greek characteristics, 120-121.
Hsue Shen dictionary, 63-64.
Huai-nan, Prince of--
Discovery of elixir of life, 168.
Taoist writings, 149.
Husbands, "henpecked," 204.
Immortality, Taoist doctrine--
Elixir of life, 163-170.
Memorial of aggrieved Confucianist, 170.
Pills of immortality concocted, effect of, 167.
Imperial Library catalogue, 69-70.
Imperial statutes, present Chinese dynasty, 56.
Inaction, doctrine of, Lao Tzu's philosophy, 152, 156.
Infanticide--
Baby Towers, 190-192.
Bird-Bishop, Mrs., statement of, 192,193.
Chinese exaggeration, 192-193.
Cumming, Miss G., writings of, 189-192.
Drowning children in pools, 192-193.
Jesuit writings, illustrations, 192.
Market value of girls, 195.
Negative argument, 193-195.
[See also _Children._]
Intendant of circuit, official, 76, 83.
Invitation to dinner, 188.
Ivory carvings, Greek and Chinese, 124-125.
Japan--
Dress, misconception as to, 178.
Language, absence of terms of abuse, 124.
Jebb, Sir K., influence of the classics in mental training, case of
Lord Granville, 109-113.
Jesuits in China--
Infanticide illustrations in writings, 192.
Music of Greeks borrowed from Chinese, alleged, 129.
Translation of Chinese character into "ark," 34.
Jews in China, 144.
Jugglers, Chinese and Grecian, 124.
Justice--
Administration of, 102-104.
Commissioner of, 81.
K'ang Hsi, Emperor--
Dictionary and phrase-concordance ordered, 64, 65.
Foot-binding prohibited by, 203.
Kiangsu riot, 99.
Language, Chinese--
Colloquial--
Coupling of words, 20.
Dialects, number and distinction of, 6-10.
Lack of vocables, 17-21.
Mandarin, _see that title_.
Monosyllables, incapable of inflection, 10-17.
Rhyme, 67-68.
Simpleness of study, 4-5.
Suffixes, 21.
Tenses, 13-15.
Tones, _see that title_.
Dialects, number and distinction of, 6-10.
Dictionaries, _see that title_.
Grammar, absence of, 10.
Greek words, 133-135.
"Lion," word for, 23,133.
Mandarin language, _see that title_.
"Pidgin" English, 17.
Study of--
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