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vintuition
nevertheless;thistypeofthinkinghasitslitations;tooforthelogifn
sensearaffairsandactions;itcannotbeappliedtothe
solutionofthriddlesoftheuniverseonecanusereasonablenesstosettleadispute
butnottoloihefunction
ofthepancreaticjuicehenceindiviningnaturessteriesandthesecretsofth《
hunbody;thechinesehavetoresortlargelytointuitionstrangelyenough;they
haveintuitivelyfeltthehearttobnlyknehisfacttheywould
notbeinterestedinpreachingchristianityinchinaandinkingnvertsof
halfnorldeings
suadeinperfectseriousnessandinfactaretypicalofchinese
”intuition”intherealofnaturalscienceandhunphysiologyonebeginsto
believethatthereissothingafterallinthescientificthod;forethod;
thoughoneghtbeseriouslynceedinthefindingsthatthe”priryfunctionof
sugarinthenufaistosenit;53yetoneuldbesaved
froheothersortofpuerilethinkingrepresentedbytheauthoroftheabovenotebooksheuldatleasthavefeltthepalpitationofhisheartbyhiso
evidentlytheanuallabour
freethusfrotupiddrudgeryintheuseofhiseyesandhishands;andhavinga
naivefaithinthepouition;”thechinesescholargoesaboutexplaining
thesteriesofthehunbodyandtheuniversetohisoisfactionthewhole
sedicineandphysiologyisbasedonthetaoisticphilosophyofthe
fiveelentsgold;anbodyisinitselfa
syoloftheuniverseinitspositionthekidneysrepresenttheent;
thestochrepresentstheearthelent;theliverrepresentsthefireelent;the
lungsrepresentthegoldelentandtheheartrepresentstheentnotthat
thisdihighbloodpressureis
nsideredtohavetooa”liverfire;”ansufferingfrondigestion
ybereferredtoashavingtoochearth;andalaxativeisusedtoenuragethe
functionofthekidneysbyentandtheindigestionis
usuallycuredifanissufferingfroervoustrouble;heshoulddrinkalotof
penalittleof
th
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e”liverfire”andthushelpintaininhireequableteerthereisno
doubtthatchinesedicinehequarrelisonlyhitsdiagnosis
hereenterthesurvivalsofsavagetraitsinchinesethinkinguncheckedbya
sandoftenbordersonanaiveigination
sokindsofereplayofe
fantasticassociationofthoughtthetoadhecure
ofskintroubles;andapeculiarkindoffrogthatlivesinol;deeppondsonhillsides
issupposedtohavea”oling”effeforthelastthe
loentsofacertain”lungshaped
plant”ndedasthebestcurefor
tuberculosisandthisgoesoninanuninterruptedseriesuntiletothepopular
beliefthataschoolboyshouldnoteatchickensclahedevelopthehabitof
scratchingthepagesofhisbook
thesuperstitiousbeliefinthepoaybetracedinalldepartntsoflife;
forherensense;buthasurvival
ofthesavagestateofnddistinguish;andisnotinterestedin
distinguishingplayfulfancyfroerioustruththebatandthedeerarepopular
tivesforeroideryonyor”luck”
andtheonyor”officialpohechinesebrideand
bridegrooave;aftertheony;adinneradeuxnsistingofapigs
heart;beeheart;”hewordfor
”hay”
itisdiffierelight
playfulfananroubleduoverthefishatdinnerintheboat;sthe
”overtuing”oftiieboatitselfhedoesnotquiteknoheritistrueoot;but
”sopeoplesayandheisnotinterestedinundertakingaresearchtoverifyititisa
stateofndthatbelongstotheborderlandoftruthandfiction;ruthand
fiixed;asinadrearstale
viigination
thisnaiveteusttrytounderstand;foritbringsustothehechinese
iginationandeanagoodheavenandahothell
andreal;livingspirits;andnotthe”kingdohinyou”ofthebostonunitarians;
orthebeliefintheiersonalandarphous”poakes
forrighteousness”oftthewaold
thisaginationisnotnfinedtotheilliteratenfuciushielf
exhibitedacertainnairegardingthespiritsotryto
pleasethegodofthesoutherofthehouse;itotryto
pleasethegodofthekitchenstove”hespokeofthespiritsind
ing:”offersacrificestothespiritsasifthespiritswere
present;”and”respectthespirits;butkeepthetadistance”heolet
thespiritsexistiftheygohisownway
hanyii;thegreatnfucianistofthetangdynasty;ntinuedthisnaiveattitudehe
andedandpelledtogototheneighbourhoodofde
sagistrate;andaninvasion
ofcrodiles;heeahighfloothecrodilesthe
edtoappreciatehisliterarystyleforhehebestersin
the
districtitiletoaskifhesincerelybelievedinitoottoaskthat
questionispletelytosunderstandthesituation;forhisreplyost
probablybe:hoistrue;buthoisuntrueitwasan
agnosticisttedtheiossibilityofsettlingthequestionhour
ntalpoind;andhe
anousessaydissuadingthe
eerorfroendingadelegationtobringbaindiai
aureheposedthatsacrificialappealtothe
orerationalisticinteerant;
likethatofssuhefolloy;riedtodisprovethe
buddhistichellbyaskingedofhelluntilthey
heardofbuddhisbutsuisnottypiind
tothestaginationarethelovely
feleghoststhattheagination;suaaleghosts
andspiritsofene
idservantandthusnicatetheirplaintstotheliving;andthedead
schildrenitisthesestoriesh
theirhuntouchostlovedbythechinesepeopleforthechinese
ghostsarean;andthefeleghostsareoo:
theyloveandbeejealousandtakepartintheordinaryhunlife
itisnotthekindofghoststhatscholarsneedfearheyarealoneatnightintheir
studiesforpisbuinglohescholarhasfallenasleep;hehears
thenoiseofasilkendressandopenshiseyestoseeadereidenofsixteenor
seventeen;ilingathisheis
usuallyapassionatecreature;forihavenodoubtthesestoriesaretheent
ofthesolitarysneyandhelphihroughpoverty;
byallsortsofcunningthroughsicknessore
gentlenessthananaveragedenursees