ARTS A xND MANUFACTURES. loi 



fiiven hundred thouflmd men, difperfed in garrifons, or dlon^ 

 the great wall ; are well cloathed and armed, and make a fine 

 figure on a review or on a march. 



The chara6teriftic features of the Chinefe in the males, are a Form of the 

 large forehead, fhort nofe, well cut fmall eyes, a large and fquare ^"^'''^^^* 

 face, great broad ears, a middle fized mouth, black hair, and a large 

 and fat body. Thefe conftitute beauty in oar fex. The com- 

 plexions in general are as fair as Europeans^ unlefs in the fouthern 

 provinces, or among the rank of people who are obliged to be 

 expofed to the open air. 



The nofes of the females are fliort, their eyes little, their ears 

 long, their complexions ruddy, their features regular, and coun- 

 tenances gay ; their feet artificially fmall. It has ever been the Little Feet. 

 cuftoni of the niu'fes to bind thofe parts fo clofe, as to prevent 

 them from growing ; they efteem this a beauty, notwithftanding 

 it gives them a lamenefs in their gait; yet they think the fmall- 

 nefs of their feet a charm, and lliew them as much as pof- 

 iible. 



I SHALL now fpeak of the genius of this lingular people, and Art3, 

 the progrefs they have made in the arts. 



I WILL begin with the medical. All their Materia Medica Medicai. 

 anfwers to our Galenical medicines, being drawn from fimples ; 

 they have a good knowlege of the ufes of the vegetable king- 

 dom. They never meddle with the violent remedies ; gentle 

 cathartics,emoUients,ll:rengtheners, are the kinds they principally 

 prefcribe. Green and bohea tea, the Ginfeng, and other falutary 

 roots, are much in ufe. They are totally ignorant of anatomy, but 

 pretend to great fagacity in the knowlege of the pulfe ; they 



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