Mr. Lin Vu-tang and Kitchen God of China: Motive of Sealed Lips Mx. Lin Vu-tang, of the Acalemia Sinica, who recently returned from the "United "States, gave a, very lever satire on "Censorship," be, tore A large number of Ys Men and of the Y's Mens tub on Jan, 23. guests at the regular tifin meetin, In his speech Mr. Lin said: 'The Kitchen' God is represented. by a Piece of red paper and is usually pasted' on the! walls of"kitchens' in hina. "Gagging him consists of nothing more elaborate than drawing some paste across Wis "mouth, under the pretence of offering him a sacrifice, For according to an old Chinese custom, on the 23rd.
the 12th Moon, the god is supposed to go to heaven fo report to Ruler). "Tradition does not tell us Nuchuang Shang: (Supreme whether the god is in the habit of {eling the Sth or not but trad tion does tell us that it is wise to provide aguinst auch a contingency, Therefore dough Is smeared seress Mis "nouth. ta" prevent Bim fort speaking properly. This dough is a gut we! Hoo, salted with sug is" belief therefore that if the Kitchen God's mouth is effectively closed by this dough, he won't be. able to report on our wrong doings. Having dono my part in this moe enjoyable. of "ad" cocemontes Having hun effectively cotalished censorship over' Yue Rushes God, T was greatly struck by its significance and I have accordingly made several observations.
The Chinese are indeed a very' deva people, they: can always out. wit their gods, The Kitchen God Ju this cas 8 my sympathy. of congo very old and popular institution li
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