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the Empire of C H iN A. 
Parent, or a Suhje& to his Prince, he receives the Honor done unto him
eAet 
ficting or ftanding, and only bowing a little whein the other falls upon
his 
Knees. With the fame, and no greater Reverence and Honor they pay their 
Religious Duties to their Gods and imag.es,as well at home in their Houfe,
as 
in their Churches beforethe Altars. Moreover, if a Maler fpeak to his Ser-
vant, he fiands next to him; but whcn'he givesin Anfwer, he falls upon his
Knees. 
They ufe likewife feveral p articular Forms nd. Methods both : in Writing
and Speaking : for in Speech they neyer ufe the. fecond Perfon 7ou neithek
when they fpeak ofthem felves muft they ever Ufe their Proper Names ,  inlefs;
the Matler fpeaks to his Servant, or a S perior to hIisInferio.r. In. their
DI- 
co~ufe with their Betters they have fecrya forms of Speech, by which,,toeC-
ther with their fubm fs Behaviorxthe e verece they give themis knowni:, 
Amonga which the curtly an4 pl:ite  odifb way of Speaking, is never to, 
mention himfelf but in the third.Prfon, asnotbu t    , or Sucb a one; where-
as we in Europe ufe the word 1, or'Pronoun in -he firji Perfon : and !hate,
ver a Man's Reputationimay otherwife be, yet he is never thought, o rti nks
himfeif to have attain'd the Pinclcs of Honor, wanting the moil accurate
ways both of Speaking and Writing. 
When ary makes a 'Viit, the Party vifited is oblig'd in convenient imes to,.
make a return of the like Civility,. modo ' forY_. Alo wh nh 
Pefents, (which is very frequent)tey write them down i a  Book, withte 
Name of him to whomthey are.Prefen t ,which are either receiv'd, oreivily
feat back with a Complement:  d. di.theyarc accepted, he Entes steir, R-
ceipt Ukewife, and makes a Returqaccordingly, which he a1fo Regifters.I,
is alfo very common there for Prefents to be made in Money, ti  g  .ot fo,
ufial with usin urope.                            T 
Such as are preferr'd to any Plac in the Magifiracy, 'or have attain'd -ob
Learn'd in the feveral Arts and Sciences, put  on d iflin  Habits when ,ey.go
a 
Viiting, each according to hisPlaceand Degree; and hereby he is kno, At-
though it differs not much from his daily Habit.. .Ad according to this Or-
der, fuch asarenot Learn'd, nor of the Magillracy, b p y are Perfo of Qa
lity, put on a diftind Habit when they make Vifirs, which howv   iring 
little from the ordinary Garb, is ftisfa ory to him thai; is vifited, whereas
the 
contrary is ill refented..'And for this reafon the lefuits in thofe Partsin
poit 
of prudence, Hahit themfelves in other than their.common Veftmept, whe4 
they are to Confer with dhe (randecs about any Affairs. 
If feveral Perfons are vifited in one Houfe, the chief among t  pcs thie
Chairsin the beft part of the Room,wiping theDuf offwithis   houg 
iade never oclean  .eforej then he invites his Friends thatncame tofie hi
to fit down, and taking a Chair (%eming topwipe offthe Dullz)ffeats Jhimfe4
The Vifitors being thus plac'd, prefently after comes one of, the  0ipl 
Servante in a long Gown, bearing in his Hand4a very neat Board, fillEJwth
Cups of Ca, or Liquor made of Beans (of which, Ihave alreadymadem  n 
in each a piece of Bisket, and a little Silver.Spoon, lying by as aNicety.Thq
Servant Prefents to each his Cup, but tohim firf thatfitsuppcmoft tand io
going till he comes at-laft to his Mafter, wh0fits at the lower endof the
Room, and then exits : If they continue a  y mtogether, the S'rat. 
turns and fills the Cups the fecond ida n    u time, and a frefk picce of
Bisket is put cvery time into each Cup.. 
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