ISBN: 9781232036456

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 198 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.4in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… Altro …

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 198 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.4in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: . . . is properly colored, decay is nearly impossible. The Chinese have native doctors, and dentists are not unknown amongst them. But as regards the latter, I understand that their duties simply consist of extracting teeth, and alleviating pain arising from decay. As to what may be called constructive dentistry, it is practically unknown to their native dentists. Yet, in spite of their want of skill, such native dentists as the Chinese have, manage to retain the patronage of their compatriots. Their establishments are not by any means inviting in external appearance, and in point of establishment and social position, the dentists among them rank about on a par with the barber, and in some cases the professions () are joined in one person. I was given to understand that a Chinese dentist in Singapore, who rejoiced in the name of Yang Lock Jau, combined to some extent the duties of the two callings, but was chiefly, as might be inferred from his patronymic, of the dental profession. Betel-nut chewing appears to be more rife amongst the Siamese than among any of the other nationalities settled in Siam, and black teeth are considered by them very beautifuh In defence of their peculiarity they say that a monkey has white teeth, from which it is to be inferred that man should have black ones. Whether this is the justification entertained by all who observe the custom of the country cannot be determined, but it is a matter of astonishment to all Europeans how universal the habit has become amongst the natives of the country. From the highest to the lowest--princes, ladies of high degree, noblemen, and commoners--all indulge in this national weakness, and it affords to the richer classes a means of rivalry amongst each other in the costliness and. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub, RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 200 pages. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: . . . reign by the Tabe Mintha, one of the most brutal of the royal princes, and for whose sons head King Thibaw twice paid a thousand rupees. The young man, however, lived long after King Thibaw himself had gone. His fathers victim, U Hpo Nya, was particularly celebrated for the sweetness and melody of the songs introduced in his pieces, these songs, of course, being practically original. No one before or since is equal to him in this respect. The Wizaya Zat is probably his masterpiece, and forms one of the stockin-trade of every company in the country. Maung Hpe, the son of a former wungyi, or minister of state in Mandalay, is another popular and voluminous writer. An ever favourite play is the Ramasat, the fight of the monkeys and the men in Ceylon. It was performed by a palace troupe specially sent down to Rangoon by King Minddn on the occasion of the proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress in India. Everything was of the best possible kind; the royal drum and cymbal harmonicons, the trumpets, the flutes, even the bamboo clappers, were of an excellence never before known in Rangoon. The players were famous wherever Burmese was spoken, and the play lasted five nights. The general opinion was that it called forth more admiration of King Minddn than loyalty for the Empress among the delta people. All that has been said of the zat pwes, those in which men and women act, applies with equal force to the ydkthe, or marionette pwes. It is well known that the Burmese esteem these more highly than what Englishmen would call the legitimate drama. The action in the puppet-shows is much more complicated than on the plain mat stage, the dialogue is very much more refined, and there are none of the Idches perpetrated by individual zatthama striving for effect. Especiall. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<

1910, ISBN: 9781232036456

Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (… Altro …

Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: . . . reign by the Tabe Mintha, one of the most brutal of the royal princes, and for whose sons head King Thibaw twice paid a thousand rupees. The young man, however, lived long after King Thibaw himself had gone. His fathers victim, U Hpo Nya, was particularly celebrated for the sweetness and melody of the songs introduced in his pieces, these songs, of course, being practically original. No one before or since is equal to him in this respect. The Wizaya Zat is probably his masterpiece, and forms one of the stockin-trade of every company in the country. Maung Hpe, the son of a former wungyi, or minister of state in Mandalay, is another popular and voluminous writer. An ever favourite play is the Ramasat, the fight of the monkeys and the men in Ceylon. It was performed by a palace troupe specially sent down to Rangoon by King Minddn on the occasion of the proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress in India. Everything was of the best possible kind; the royal drum and cymbal harmonicons, the trumpets, the flutes, even the bamboo clappers, were of an excellence never before known in Rangoon. The players were famous wherever Burmese was spoken, and the play lasted five nights. The general opinion was that it called forth more admiration of King Minddn than loyalty for the Empress among the delta people. All that has been said of the zat pwes, those in which men and women act, applies with equal force to the ydkthe, or marionette pwes. It is well known that the Burmese esteem these more highly than what Englishmen would call the legitimate drama. The action in the puppet-shows is much more complicated than on the plain mat stage, the dialogue is very much more refined, and there are none of the Idches perpetrated by individual zatthama striving for effect. Especiall. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<