LECTURE V

TAOISM

Religions in China—What is Tao?—Lao Tzŭ—The _Tao Tê Ching_—Its
Claims—The Philosophy of Lao Tzŭ—-Developed by Chuang Tzŭ—His View
of Tao—A Taoist Poet—Symptoms of Decay—The Elixir of Life—Alchemy—The
Black Art—Struggle between Buddhism and Taoism—They borrow from One
Another—The Corruption of Tao—Its Last State ... 141


LECTURE VI

SOME CHINESE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

Origin of the Queue—Social Life—An Eyeglass—Street Etiquette—Guest
and Host—The Position of Women—Infanticide—Training and Education of
Women—The Wife's Status—Ancestral Worship—Widows—Foot-binding—Henpecked
Husbands—The Chinaman a Mystery—Customs vary with Places—Dog's
Flesh—Substitutes at Executions—Doctors—Conclusion ... 175




LECTURE I

THE CHINESE LANGUAGE