Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)

by Songling Pu

TRANSMIGRATION.

“As for believers, savage or civilised, in the great doctrine of metempsychosis, these not only consider that an animal may have a soul, but that this soul may have inhabited a human being, and thus the creature may be in fact their own ancestor or once familiar friend.”—Tylor’s Primitive Culture. Vol. i., p. 469.

TREE-SOULS.

“Orthodox Buddhism decided against the tree-souls, and consequently against the scruple to harm them, declaring trees to have no mind nor sentient principle, though admitting that certain dewas or spirits do reside in the body of trees, and speak from within them.”—Tylor’s Primitive Culture. Vol. i., p. 475.

THOS. DE LA RUE AND CO., PRINTERS, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON.

[INDEX TO THE NOTES.]

	VOL.	PAGE	NOTE
Abstinence from Wine and Meat	i.	23	[52]
Actors	i.	218	[188]
Adoption „ „	i.	386	[310]
	ii.	156	[137]
	ii.	272	[256]
Adulteration	ii.	332	[320]
Age of graduates	i.	345	[274]
Age to marry	i.	113	[112]
Alchemy „	i.	65	[83]
	ii.	313	[299]
Alms’-bowl „	i.	246	[211]
	i.	395	[320]
Amusements, Literary	i.	215	[186]
Anatomy, Chinese	ii.	253	[235]
“Angels” of Taoism	i.	17	[48]
Arbiter of Life and Death	i.	226	[194]
Archery	i.	91	[92]
Aristocracy, The	i.	186	[156]
Auspicious Sites	i.	336	[268]
Bad Sons „ „ „ „	i.	147	[131]
	ii.	212	[190]
	ii.	281	[267]
Bambooing	i.	55	[76]
Banquets, Theatrical Entertainments during	ii.	54	[41]
Beadles	ii.	17	[18]
Beauty, Chinese	ii.	123	[94]
Beggars	i.	246	[212]
Betrothals „ „	i.	108	[108]
	i.	193	[165]
	i.	227	[195]
Bikshu	i.	395	[320]
Blowing into meat	ii.	306	[292]
Blue China Epoch	ii.	303	[290]
Bôdhisatva	i.	208	[182]
Bridal procession	i.	338	[269]
Bridegroom living in bride’s family	i.	193	[163]
Brotherly deference „ dependence	i.	314	[247]
	i.	318	[250]
Brothers having separate establishments	ii.	322	[314]
Brown deer of Formosa	i.	399	[329]
Buddha, Repeating the name of	i.	367	[293]
“Bull’s hide” trick, The	ii.	180	[163]
Burials	i.	197	[171]
Burying stray bones, &c.	ii.	147	[130]
Caligraphy	ii.	174	[157]
Capping verses „ „	i.	332	[262]
	ii.	57	[44]
Cash „	i.	6	[42]
	ii.	171	[148]
Cat and dog Restaurant	ii.	308	[294]
Catalepsy „	i.	4	[40]
	ii.	73	[55]
Celibacy	i.	23	[52]
Censorate, The	i.	229	[197]
Chai-mui	i.	333	[265]
Chamber of Horrors	i.	93	[94]
Change of residence	i.	321	[251]
Charitable gifts	i.	137	[129]
Chess, Chinese	i.	46	[66]
Chou, General	ii.	221	[202]
Chowry	ii.	71	[52]
Clay-image makers	ii.	276	[261]
Clepsydra	i.	49	[70]
“Climbing trees to catch fish”	ii.	305	[291]
Coffins „ „ deposited in Temples „ for poor people „ Sleeping in	i.	102	[104]
	i.	197	[172]
	i.	237	[203]
	ii.	316	[303]
	ii.	354	[336]
Concubines	i.	395	[321]
Confucius, Descendants of	i.	33	[61]
Conservatism	i.	427	[348]
Contemplation, Priestly	ii.	71	[51]
Coroners	ii.	196	[175]
Counting cattle, Method of	ii.	255	[239]
Cow-herd and the Lady	i.	27	[55]
Cricket-fighting	i.	75	[85]
Crows, Feeding the	i.	279	[229]
Cumquats	ii.	301	[289]
Cycle, The Chinese	i.	180	[152]
Cynthia, The Chinese	i.	171	[147]
Damon and Pythias	i.	166	[143]
Death „ Fear of	i.	150	[134]
	i.	101	[103]
Death-summons, The	i.	150	[134]
Decapitation	ii.	78	[59]
Degrees, The three	i.	1	[37]
Devils, Good and bad	ii.	201	[179]
Dice	ii.	145	[125]
Divorce	i.	360	[288]
Doctors	ii.	293	[279]
Dogs, Chinese	ii.	309	[296]
Dolphin, Fresh-water	ii.	43	[31]
Double-entendres	ii.	176	[160]
Dragon-boat festival	ii.	168	[142]
Dragons „	ii.	112	[84]
	ii.	349	[331]
Dreams	ii.	250	[231]
Dwarfs	i.	224	[193]
Drunkenness „ „	i.	30	[59]
	i.	365	[292]
	ii.	30	[23]
Eating	ii.	111	[83]
Education „	i.	297	[237]
	ii.	322	[313]
Elixir of Immortality „ „	i.	19	[49]
	ii.	168	[143]
Examinations, Competitive „ „ „ „	i.	195	[168]
	ii.	64	[48]
	ii.	91	[71]
Eye, Pupils of the	i.	8	[43]
Fa Hsien’s journey	ii.	232	[212]
Fabulous Lion	ii.	343	[327]
Facing the South	ii.	103	[76]
Falconry	i.	22	[51]
Fan, An Autumn	i.	361	[289]
Fantan	i.	421	[343]
Fatalism	i.	340	[270]
Feet of betrothed tied together	i.	431	[354]
Fêng-Shui	ii.	322	[312]
Feudal Governor	ii.	287	[273]
“Fiancé,” Death of a	i.	99	[101]
Figure-head	ii.	54	[40]
Fire-wells	ii.	238	[220]
Flageolets	i.	28	[58]
Folk-lore in the North and South	ii.	329	[319]
Fondness for children	i.	401	[332]
Foot-binding	i.	192	[161]
Fortune-tellers	i.	47	[68]
Foundries, Iron	ii.	216	[194]
Four Books, The	i.	297	[237]
Four Seas, The	ii.	116	[89]
Fox influence	i.	32	[60]
Foxes, Soothsayers possessed by	ii.	358	[339]
Gambling	i.	421	[343]
Ganges, The	ii.	28	[22]
Gates of a city shut at night	ii.	262	[243]
Geese	i.	255	[217]
“Gentleman,” The Chinese	i.	168	[145]
Geomancy	i.	227	[195]
Gioros	i.	66	[84]
Girdles, The pearl	i.	283	[230]
Glass „	i.	249	[214]
	ii.	233	[216]
Go-betweens „	i.	187	[157]
	ii.	154	[135]
God of War, The	i.	2	[39]
“Golden lilies”	i.	188	[159]
“Golden Orchid” Societies	i.	196	[170]
Gongs	ii.	105	[78]
Good fortune, Absorbing only a certain quantity of	i.	342	[271]
Graduates by purchase	i.	202	[177]
Graduates, Senior	i.	199	[175]
Grave, The	i.	240	[207]
Great beam, Fixing the	ii.	267	[247]
Greed	ii.	74	[56]
Han dynasty	i.	258	[219]
Han-lin, The Chinese National Academy	i.	195	[169]
Heart, The	i.	96	[97], [98]
Homicide	i.	353	[285]
Honesty in olden times	ii.	250	[232]
“Hsi-yüan-lu,” The	i.	98	[100]
“Hu,” The name	i.	89	[90]
Hué	i.	397	[325]
Human life, Value of	ii.	338	[323]
Hungry devils	ii.	270	[252]
Immortality	i.	157	[139]
Immortals, Record of the	ii.	88	[68]
Imperial mandates	ii.	240	[223]
Impressment	i.	220	[190]
Infernal Regions „ „	ii.	95	[72]
	ii.	354	[335]
Inheritance, Law of	ii.	345	[328]
Initiation of a Priest	ii.	69	[50]
Inner apartments „ „ „ „	i.	53	[74]
	i.	252	[215]
	ii.	46	[33]
Jelly-fish	ii.	332	[321]
Judas tree	ii.	151	[133]
Judges	ii.	96	[74]
Jugglers	ii.	189	[172]
Khakkharam, The	i.	395	[320]
Kangs	ii.	133	[114]
Keeping secret professional knowledge	ii.	255	[238]
Kidnapping	i.	183	[154]
Kite-flying Festival	ii.	268	[250]
Knife Hill, The	ii.	205	[184]
Kot‘ow, The	i.	388	[314]
K‘u-ts‘an	ii.	255	[237]
Kuan-yin	i.	241	[208]
Lanterns, Feast of	i.	99	[102]
Li T‘ai-poh	ii.	144	[121]
Lictors	ii.	205	[182]
Lighting the Eyes	ii.	224	[203]
Lingering death, The	i.	396	[322]
Literary chancellor	ii.	284	[271]
Literati, The	ii.	36	[29]
Literature, God of	ii.	320	[307]
Liu Ch‘üan and the melon	ii.	351	[334]
Living Lictors of Purgatory, The	i.	207	[180]
Loans	ii.	171	[146]
Locusts	ii.	242	[224]
Lohans	ii.	321	[311]
Long Robes	ii.	273	[257]
Lots, Drawing	ii.	73	[54]
Love-matches	i.	115	[113]
Lucifer Matches	ii.	120	[92]
Lunatics	ii.	30	[23]
Lü Tung-pin	ii.	296	[284]
Magic Sword	i.	62	[80]
Mandarin Dialect	i.	398	[327]
Manslaughter	i.	222	[192]
Marriage Ceremonies „ „ „ „ „ „	i.	10	[45]
	i.	181	[153]
	i.	227	[195]
	i.	228	[196]
Marriages „	i.	108	[109]
	i.	193	[165]
Marrying a second time	i.	112	[110]
Mars, The Chinese	i.	2	[39]
Medical testimonials	ii.	292	[278]
Memorial tablet, Inking	ii.	224	[203]
Mercy, The Goddess of	i.	241	[208]
Messengers of good tidings	ii.	252	[234]
Milky way, The	i.	152	[135]
Miracles	i.	396	[323]
“Mirror and Listen” trick	ii.	251	[233]
Misappropriation of funds	ii.	224	[204]
Moon, The Goddess of the „ The Lady of the	i.	19	[49]
	i.	19	[49]
Mothers-in-law	i.	315	[249]
Mourning for a father	i.	199	[174]
Mules	ii.	242	[225]
Murders	i.	230	[198]
Names, Family „ Personal	i.	92	[93]
	ii.	132	[111]
Night, Divisions of the	i.	215	[187]
Nine grades of official life	i.	388	[313]
Nunneries	i.	262	[221]
Oath of confederation	ii.	146	[127]
Oblivion, Potion of	ii.	207	[189]
Official corruption „ responsibility	ii.	79	[60]
	i.	232	[199]
Officials	i.	237	[202]
Old age	ii.	31	[24]
Olive, the sign of peace	i.	324	[256]
Paper men „ money „ „	i.	49	[71]
	i.	391	[317]
	ii.	172	[150]
Pao Shu	i.	166	[143]
Patra, The „ „	i.	395	[320]
	i.	246	[211]
Pawn-shops	i.	198	[173]
Persia	ii.	25	[21]
Phœnix Tower	ii.	270	[253]
Physiognomy, Professors of	ii.	290	[275]
Planchette	ii.	295	[283]
Playing wei-ch‘i for money	ii.	271	[254]
Poetical proficiency	i.	33	[62]
Police system	i.	221	[191]
Politeness	ii.	203	[181]
Poor scholars	i.	160	[142]
Pope of the Taoists	i.	118	[114]
Porterage	ii.	181	[164]
Posthumous Honours	i.	305	[241]
Praying for good or bad weather	ii.	294	[282]
Praying-mat	ii.	183	[166]
Precedence at table	i.	332	[261]
Predestination „	i.	48	[69]
	i.	156	[138]
Primogeniture	i.	203	[179]
Prisoners in China „ „ „ „	i.	372	[299]
	ii.	96	[73]
	ii.	261	[242]
P‘u-hsien, God of Action	ii.	232	[214]
Pulse, The	i.	39	[64]
Punishments	i.	381	[306]
Pupils taken by priests	ii.	119	[91]
Purgatory, Capital of	ii.	238	[220]
Quail-fighting	i.	75	[85]
Quail’s Tail, A	i.	209	[183]
Rebel, The first	ii.	52	[37]
Red-garment figure, The	i.	19	[50]
Red-haired barbarians	ii.	179	[162]
Relationship, Test of	ii.	278	[264]
Religion and the drama	i.	345	[277]
Resemblance between soul and body	ii.	280	[265]
Retinues of mandarins „ „ „ „	i.	389	[315]
	ii.	174	[155]
	ii.	175	[158]
Returning invitations	ii.	227	[206]
Revenge „ for adultery	i.	310, 311	[243], [244]
	i.	62	[81]
Reward of filial piety	i.	351	[283]
Rising when spoken to	ii.	280	[266]
Roc, The	ii.	341	[325]
Rosary, The Buddhist	i.	369	[295]
Royal Mother, The	ii.	187	[170]
Rulers of animal and vegetable kingdoms	i.	292	[235]
Running water	ii.	110	[82]
Sacred edict, The	i.	203	[179]
Sale of children „ degrees	i.	183	[154]
	ii.	170	[144]
Salt monopoly	ii.	215	[192]
“Same-year men”	i.	136	[128]
Saving life „ „	ii.	200	[178]
	ii.	214	[191]
Scribbling and carving names	ii.	123	[96]
Sea-serpent, The	ii.	113	[86]
Secret societies	i.	196	[170]
Sections of Purgatory, The nine	ii.	205	[183]
Senses, The five	i.	259	[220]
Separation of sexes	ii.	167	[141]
Shaking hands „ „	i.	287	[233]
	ii.	151	[134]
Sham entertainment	i.	323	[254]
Shampooing	ii.	53	[38]
“Shang-yang” brings rain	ii.	131	[109]
“Shoes” of silver	i.	148	[133]
Short weights	ii.	325	[315]
Shun, The Emperor	i.	37	[63]
Shun Chih, The Emperor	ii.	184	[167]
Sickness	i.	107	[107]
Six Boards, The	i.	26	[54]
Slave-girls’ feet	i.	430	[353]
Slavery	i.	211	[185]
Small feet „ „ „ waists	i.	76	[86]
	i.	192	[161]
	ii.	47	[35]
Sons	i.	64	[82]
Spirit calling „ entering another’s body	i.	189	[160]
	ii.	24	[20]
Spirits, Disembodied „ „ „ „ „ „	i.	79	[87]
	i.	119	[115]
	i.	123	[119]
	i.	157	[139]
Spiritualistic séances	ii.	133	[112]
Sponge, A	i.	248	[213]
Spring festival	ii.	186	[169]
Squeezes	i.	219	[189]
Staff of Buddhist priests, The	i.	395	[320]
Stealing, Pardonable	ii.	217	[196]
Strong rooms	ii.	172	[149]
Styx, The	ii.	216	[193]
Subscriptions	ii.	220	[201]
Substantiality of ghosts „ „	i.	239	[205]
	ii.	236	[219]
Substitution theory	i.	334	[267]
Suicide „ Meritorious	i.	311	[244]
	ii.	142	[120]
Superior man, The	i.	168	[145]
Supernatural government	i.	292	[235]
Supreme Ruler, The	i.	242	[209]
Surnames, Common	i.	210	[184]
Sutra, The Diamond	i.	238	[204]
Tails of horses not cut	ii.	286	[272]
Taking life	i.	79	[88]
Talking when born	i.	243	[210]
Tao	i.	14	[46]
Taot‘ai	ii.	229	[207]
Tartar general	ii.	128	[106]
Temples, Repairs to	ii.	127	[105]
Theatricals	i.	218	[188]
Threshing-floors	ii.	236	[218]
Thunder, God of „ „	i.	43	[65]
	ii.	112	[85]
Ting P‘u-lang	ii.	109	[80]
Titles of Nobility	i.	305	[241]
Torture „ Supply of instruments of	ii.	81	[62]
	ii.	238	[221]
Tree worship	ii.	72	[53]
Trousseau, Bride’s	i.	256	[218]
Tung-t‘ing Lake	i.	271	[226]
Types of friendship	i.	166	[143]
Tzŭ-ang, a Chinese Landseer	ii.	287	[274]
Ulysses, A Chinese	i.	91	[91]
Ushnisha, The	ii.	320	[310]
Valuables in coffins	i.	311	[245]
Verdict	i.	56	[78]
Visiting the tutor	ii.	126	[103]
Vital spots on the body	ii.	356	[338]
Wang Wei, The poet	ii.	149	[132]
Washing-blocks	ii.	315	[301]
Watchmen	i.	51	[72]
Wedding-presents	i.	28	[57]
Wei-ch‘i	ii.	268	[249]
Wên-shu, the God of Wisdom	ii.	232	[214]
White Lily sect	ii.	189	[171]
Widowers	ii.	183	[165]
Widows	ii.	39	[30]
Windows	i.	61	[79]
Wine	ii.	259, 260	[240], [241]
Wine-cup upside down, Turning the	i.	264	[224]
Wine taken hot	ii.	144	[122]
Witnesses in a court of justice	ii.	156	[136]
Women ride astride	i.	354	[286]
Wooden fish, The	ii.	195	[174]
Works of supererogation	i.	426	[346]
Worldly-mindedness	ii.	312	[298]
Wu Wang	i.	278	[228]
Yamên	i.	2	[38]
Yang Ta-hung	ii.	310	[297]
Yang-tsze, The	ii.	176	[159]
Years, Names of	i.	113	[111]
Yellow girdles	i.	66	[84]
Yin and the yang, The	i.	176	[150]
Yojana, A	i.	394	[319]
Yü-chiao-li, The	ii.	164	[140]

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