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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1889
Page
3
A veteran traveler recalls China customs and etiquette with humor and irony. He contrasts ear piercing grafts and delicate sutures with brutal practices, then pivots to a long reminiscence on Chinese manners, dress, and filial rites, ending with a note on returning home to China.
A man invites a companion to a lunch at a Palace Hotel bar where dice games occur and drinks cost twenty five cents each. The pair engage in light gambling as the narrator observes that even sober businessmen gamble. A separate scene shows a merchant betting on rolling ninety cigars in two hours, then falling ill before completion.
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