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WRITERS ON CHINA. HISTORICAL SAYINGS |
JOHN STUART THOMSON'S. CONTRIBUTIONS.
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SOME ERRONEOUS IDEAS CORRECTED.
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John Stuart Thomson is the wall The study of historical sayings known Oriental explorer and inter-is a fascinating by-path away from nationalist. Oriental statesmen, the general study of history, but it and erities have pointed out that beset with pitfalls and is apt to nearly forty years ago, I went to In the distant, past, some time. his historical books and nation in-lead to disillusionment. We have terpret the Astatie in the inttor's of Inte years grown very rationalis- the Rev. W. J. Dawson, preach. hear a then well-known clergyman, own colours. Sun Yat-sen, father tie in our history teaching and He was of the popular type with of the Republie (fellow-townsman
wrote: even children have been known to what might be called a pulpit man- and Intimate friend). "Thomson's bocks are entitled to sponk lightly of King Arthur and nor. He preached from the text
they dismiss the Lady Godiva "with the Nehushian: a piece of brass'. (He the utmost attention an clearly show the author's fami-supercilious air of tolerating apronounced it as if it was spelled larity with our China," Shanghai pretty 'myth. Their teachers | 'bross'--for he had a strong English "China Republican" Apl. 4 1913: should have known better there is accent). He used the text merely "Stuart Thomson has stirred the great art in aecuring respect for a refrain to close every para- United States, Britain, and Chine the humanly probable even where graph of his sermon. The sermon. with his work on behalf of official it may be the historically impossible. the various worthless aims in life: as well as I remember dealt with recognition of the new Republic." So it is with this matter of unaab-it had nothing to do with Serpant "Henust Magazine" N.Y. City 1922 p
stantiated historical quotations.worship. Indeed a friend who was 54: "Thomaan's books have beenIt would be deplorable to demon-with me remarked on this as we adopted by the Chinese Govern- ment for use in the native Univer-strate to a youngs impressionable walked home. His remarks led me sitles," Calcutta "Indian Empire" mind the complete lack of evidence a few days later to the Public Oct. 18, 1913: "For his successful for Caesar's familiar, "Veni, vidi. Library to get out Wake's Serpent public efforts on behalf of the re-tvici," over-scrupulous to a degree Worship and a couple of other
books on ophiolatry, cognition of the new Republic of to cast-as one may-serious
The literature that has sprang up China. Thomson receive the off-doubt on "Et to, Brute. On the efal thanks of China voiced by her other hand, there would be no hadays is immense, much of the best round Serpant worship since those statesmen and Generals." Dr. Chang in suggesting that Louis XIV's of it being more or less indirect, Yuan-chi, ex-Governor of Man-
Its L'état, c'est moi" so far 48. of Educationt churia. Minister "Thomson's books are especially actual utterance is concerned, rests more or less unsystematic manner. good. They are the only books on on no contemporary evidence. If it most branches of the subject. A Ching written by a foreigner that was never said in speech it at least wide field is covered but not by any
Chinese
convincing point of took on existence in policy and means in an equally cutch the
Sir James Frazer view and therefore merit action. Whether you are prepared manner.
Blavatsky by translation
us."
ALPE quoted to accord the same treatment to Madame Ching Chung-wang, M.A. Yale) Galileo's "Eppure si muove," which check by jow as if they were Director-General Peking-Hankow-
ject. The lists of books of re Mukden Railways (Intimate friend was almost certainly never said, inequally authoritative on the sub for China on any ease not in the circumstances férence show a similar lack of dis- same platforms); "His books are which are the commonplace of hiscrimination."
In every treatment of the sub- indispensable to those who wish to tory, Looks, depends on your per-" know the New China." Hua Chuen-sonal view of the pioneer astrono-ject four aspects of it come before
to the Roman the mind: mei. (M.A. Columbla. Secy of the mer's relations China Society of America): "I re-Catholic Church, How painful (a) The Eden Story.." commend Thomson's books even to when you begin to go into it (b). The supposed immortality of our Chinese students is they are thoroughly, Is this business of iso complete that they tell many verifying your quotations! Who- fc) It's healing virtues.
selves have neglected to learn of ever gave that advice must hava (d) The phallic nature of ophioia- One of Sir James Frazer's, most their own side country." Generalfalled to calculate the consequences Chin Fu Wang Hais, vietor of to English oratory, fine writing and ingenious suggestions is his ex- It is desirable planation of the lopsided nature of battle of Nanking that won the Re- popular legend. public 1911. intimate friend in that, the questionable statement, the part played by the serpent, in China and America, ofton Thomson's "Le style, c'est homme should the Geneals story. There seems no guest" I often read them; we like cease to be ascribed to Buffon, who doubt he is right. The half of the In the them best, of the modern booke on really wrote, "Le style, c'est de story in Genesis is lost. Chinu" Senator Ng Poon-chew, homme meme"something quite Bible story the serpent gains noth Editor "Chung Saf Yat Po": On be different, as anyone who looks ating though he is the most subtie
beast, of the field half of my people I thank the author. His is the best book out the context will realize. It is mere
story, on the subject and is overflowing justice that Sir Robert Walpole's be the other half of the
our First Farents to eat of the with sympathy for and understand oft-quoted "Every man has hieamely, that while he persuaded ing of the Chinese. I recommend Briee" should be quoted in its true tree of death, he himself ate of the it in my lectures to the careful at-form, with its specific and by no tree of life and so lived for ever" tention and study of our people." means cynical reference to certain This of course leads to the question tion of its centenary, the firm of
Dr. Thomson's Action on the Far contemporaries: All these people-why should the
be East (in magazines), reviewed as have their price." Lastly, for in-thought immortal? This wide- Hachette & Co., the well-known follow Kingston "British Whig":" "Thomson's fiction of the Far Baat stances of erroneous ascription are spread belief seems to be based on publishers have presented to the is remarkable for its colour, charac extremely numerous, we would sugita peculiar habit of sloughing its National Library the original terisation, humour and interpreta geat as a pleasant exercise an in-skin. Many savage peoples seem to MS. of Saint Simon's memoirsa tion of the paychologic experiences vestigation of the genealogy and have noticed this habit and have MS. which is priceless in value. iol the white
man, especially historical permutations of "The from it attributed to the animal re
birth and immortality.
Messrs. Maggs Bros., antiquar- There is another peculiar quality the young white man (the "grihn end justifies the means."
lan booksellers, Conduit Street, who is exiled or living in the Orient.qufficient to say that it was a cur- which the serpent seems to have It has been said by foremost critics rent sentiment long before Ignatius and which has done much to place W., purchased for £2,100 at that his fiction has done for the Loyola was born cr the Jesuit it in a unique position in thera Messrs. Hodgson's Rooms, Chan- Phlippines, the China Coast. Mon- Order dreamt of. Leat zeal, how-peuties and thaumaturgy e. the cery Lane, W.C., one of the Birds and rarest of John Bunyan's writings, golia and eastern Siberia whatever, should outrun itself, let it be power to hypnotice. Kipling'a fiction had done for In- urged that there should be no other small animals seem to be "A Book for Boys and Girls: or, 'dia and Burma.”. "Metropolitan
unsubstantiated hypnotised by the snake. They Country Rhimes for Children," In this magazine aro equal to Kip historical sayings which do history This power had in all probability volume, with "The Water of Magazine." N. Y. City: "His stories tampering with
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On the occasion of the celebra-
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some influence on its use in medi-Life" first edition (1688). eine, though no doubt its, immor- tality mentioned above was a mora !potent fuctor.
clever and excellent." "N. Y. ledge of Oriental peoples, languages
Many books have been written on Times:" He is gifted a fine sense, and custorns. The picture is a moet the serpent and phallic worship. I of humour." "China Mail Hong interesting one. The stories have is too large for treatment here. Kong: "Thomson's descriptions of excellent literary quality, while the There is one other aspect of serpent Hong Kong and Macao in his books descriptive passages are very good."wership which it is not well to over- Magazine" and fiction are the classic descrip- "National
Bonton: look. With many early peoples tions of these cities." "World's "When some day he publishes his cave burial or rock burial was the Work" N. Y. City: "The extraor stories in book form, something of usual mode. Now these are one
Orientali dinary colour and character-study rich
colour, striking of the usual haunts of many kinda which his tales exhibit." "Windsor character and humour, may be "ex-of snakes. One of the things that Magazine" London: "His are stories pected." "Munsey's Magazine", N. auch people would have noticed of quality," "Appleton's Magazine."Y. City: "We are impressed by the most frequently would be that a N. Y. City: "Much charm of feeling colour and maturity of his style." live snake came out where the dead sentiment and humour. He etches "Atlantic Monthly", Boston, Mass": chieftain had gone in to be buried. carefully the Agure in the fore- "His are admirable stories." "Black Many snake cults seem to be con ground, does not bother so much Cat Magazine." Boston: "The Jacal nected with this frequent associn- about the background of plot. Ex-colour is bully or as the English tion
The reader will find much more cellent in description, local colour would say "Tipping." "Literary and charactor study. They Are Digest" NY City: "Stuart Thom-gathered together in this book. tremendously real stories and con- son's" Americanseas" is a master. The lover of the mysterious wil tain a very graphic pictare of life plece of humour." Times of Cuba," ever find a discussion of that un- in the Orient and Siberia." "Cen- Havana: "One of the most deli-failing bait for the newspaper cor tury Magazinë." N. Y. City: clous bits of humour which has respondent in the ailly season-the Thomson's stories are quite come our way for many moons is sea-serpent. The book is well original and in sprightly vein." Stuart Thomson's description of printed and a numerous flustra "American Magazine," N. Y. City: the American woman in China-the tions.
David Road Thomson's China stories are quite remarkable He certainly knows McCord, K.C., D.C.L., founder of
Readers of "The Seventh Wave," his China from long realdence, not McCord National Museum, McGill
Montreal: "Stuart Mr. Oscar Cook's first novel of as a tourist merely." "Everybody's University; Magazine" N. Y. City: "Every one Thomson has the secret art of get-Borneo, published by Selwyn and of his stories is remarkable in pice ting happily into the mentality of Blount, will be interested to know torial power." Harper's, publishers nations, peoples and individual that a dramatised version will be N. Y CIty: "The stories are written characters. Anyone can draw the put on in a London theatre some time towards the end of November, with caro and from a deep know exterior."
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