The Foreigner in Far Cathay (Paperback)

1. Introductory; 2. Position of foreigners in China; 3. Character and habits of foreign residents in China; 4. Missionaries in China; 5. Consuls and customs authorities, etc.; 6. Customs of the Chinese. Shop signs; 7. Advertising in China; 8. Mandarin Yamens in China; 9. Opium smoking; 10. Infanticide; 11. Eating and drinking in China; 12. Chinese social institutions; 13. Correspondence and the press; 14. Modes of sepulture; 15. Use of the written character for decoration; 16. Chinese proper names; 17. Travelling and porterage in China; 18. The character of the Chinese; 19. Concluding remarks; Appendix.