Chapter D: Daughters always sold, 145

_Day of rest_, policy of observing one, 154

_Decimal Arithmetic_, 297

_Deity_ not personified in China, 457

_Deluge_, universal tradition of, 432

_Deodato_, an Italian missionary, 107

_Departments_, public, 365

_Descartes_, his idea of prolonging life, 466

_Dignities_, personal, 385

_Dispositions_, natural, altered by influence of laws, 160

_Distillation_ of _Seau-tchoo_, 303

_Drama_, state of the, 218
extraordinary subject of one, 222
obscenities of, compared to those of Theodora, 223
absurdities of, similar to those of the amphitheatres, 224

_Dress_ of the Chinese, 71

_Dutch_ Embassadors, humiliating conduct of, 9
their missions not calculated to make terms, 13

_Duties_ levied at Canton, 613

E

_Ebriety_, not a Chinese vice, 152

_Eclipse_ of the moon, observance of, 216
ceremony on occasion of, 285

_Egpytian_ mythology in China explained, 424
deities compared with Chinese, 477

_Embassador_, English, proceeds to Gehol, 104
refuses to submit to the ceremony, 117
his introduction at court, 196
his hotel in Pekin, 332

_Embassadors_, Dutch, treatment of, at Canton, 9
lodged in a stable at Pekin, 11
reception of, at court, 208
visit _Yuen-min-yuen_, 215

_Embassies_, Dutch and English, different treatment of, explained, 17
from Europe in the last century, 23

_Embassy_, English, a necessary measure, 22
attention of the Chinese to, 604
expence of, to the Chinese government, 605
expence of, to the British government, 608

_Emperor of China_ laughs at Van Braam's aukwardness, 13
considers Embassadors as his guests, 22
an observation of, 104
obeisance to, on his birth-day, 116
inspects the presents, 119
life and character of, 226
causes the death of his Empress and son, 226
conceives the deity to be incarnate in him, 228
his ode in praise of tea, 280
observations of, on the mechanical powers, 312
maxims on which he acts, 360
checks to the absolute power of, 362
patronizes agriculture, 399
instances of gratitude in, 482

_Encyclopedists_, French, their testimony of the Chinese character, 26

_Espirit des Loix_, false conclusions drawn in, 148

_Etymological_ deductions fallacious, 241

_Eunuchs_, bad character of, 230

_Expence_ of the Embassy, to the English and Chinese governments, 605

_Eye_ of the Chinese remarkable, 49

F

_Face_ of the country near the _Pei-ho_, 70

_Failure_ of the Embassy, supposed reason of, stated, 8

_Famines_ attempted to be explained, 584

_Feet_ distorted of Chinese women, 73
not noticed by early travellers, 75
difficult to account for, 76

_Feasts_, 155

_Ferry-girls_, 595

_Fevers_, contagious, not frequent, 349

_Filial duty_, a precept rather than a sentiment, 143

_Fire-works_ described, 206

_Fishing_, various modes of, 533

_Fishermen_, condition of, 558

_Fo_ religion of, 468

_Formosa_, strait of, 34

_Four seas_, an ancient expression, 14

_Fo-shee_, the lines of, 277

_Franciscan_ convent in Madeira, 598

_Fruit-trees_, how propagated, 569

_Funerals_, 483

G

_Games_ of Chance, 157

_Ganesa_ compared with Janus and _Men-shin_, 469

_Ganga_ compared with Egyptian and Chinese deities, 472

_Gardening_, general account of, by Lord Macartney, 131

_Gardens_ of _Yuen-min-yuen_, some account of, 122

_Gates_ of Chinese cities, 92

_Gehol_, appointed for the celebration of the birth day, 104
park of, described by Lord Macartney, 126

_Geological observations_, 429

_Geometry_ and geography little understood, 295

_Gill's_ sword-blades, acceptable presents, 113

_Giraffe_, or Camelopardalis, noticed by Marco Polo, 46

_Glass_, 305

_Government_, the pride of, 20
stability of, accounted for, 359

_Governor_ of _Chu-san_, arbitrary proceeding of, 49

_Grammar_ of Chinese language, 267

_Grammont_, Monsieur, his letter to the Dutch, 7

_Great Britain_ and China, compared as to their extent and population, 576

_Gunpowder_, 300

H

_Hager_, Doctor, remarks on the publication of, 239
mistake of, 253

_Hang-tchoo-foo_, alarm created in, by three Englishmen, 526

_Hatchett's_ carriages puzzle the Chinese, 113

_Herodotus_ approves the custom of selling women, 140

_Hieroglyphical_ writing, Chinese characters different from, 237

_Hills_ of _Pe-tche-lee_, character of, 64

_Hindoo_ and Chinese features totally different, 427

_History_ of China, why so little known, 357

_Homer_ degrades women, 140

_Homicide_ punished with death, 368

_Honour_, high notions of, incompatible with despotism, 179

_Ho-tchung-tang_, the minister, anecdote of, 183
trial and condemnation of, 387

_Hottentots_, resemblance of, to the Chinese, 48
portrait of one, compared with Chinese, 50

_Humiliation_ of the Dutch Embassadors, 9