[80] Yang-Yin, one of the chief features of which, in some mysterious way, gives notice of impending change of fortune deduced from the Pā-Kwa, a complicated system, of very remote antiquity, of divination.
[81] Natives of Africa, sweepers, &c.
[82] The 'eyes' on the bows of Chinese junks gave rise to the expression, 'No got eye, no can see,' under the erroneous foreign belief that the Chinese attributed to them the power of seeing and avoiding danger. This is very far from the fact. The bows of sea-going junks represent the head of a dragon, with expanded jaws and full round eyes, and being the symbol of the Chinese Empire, it is used as a carved eagle may be on an American vessel, without occult power attaching thereto.
[83] A 'Scuttle-Butt' is a cask with a square hole in its bilge, kept on deck to hold water for daily use, which is drawn by means of a hand-pump.
Transcriber's Notes
The author's name is William C. Hunter.
Map facing p. 24: click to see a high-resolution image.
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Hyphen added: hard-working (p. 87).