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Page 14 - How could we at present arouse the energies of men by speaking of restoring the Ming dynasty ? There are several evil practices connected with the Triad Society, which I detest. If any new member enter the society, he must worship the devil and utter thirty-six oaths; a sword is placed upon his neck, and he is forced to contribute money for the use of the society. Their real object has now become very mean and unworthy.
Page 89 - ... (in the quinquangular lines) signifies heaven, and ti, earth. And the position of the two, both looking towards the straight line on which the words heaven and earth are written, may mystically signify the bringing of myriads of nations under the society's influence.
Page 87 - Ho, the fire planet, ie Mars, to which the southern hemisphere is assigned. NB The reasons (or some of the reasons) why these planets are placed at the corners of this seal, may be, because they are the basis of Chinese astrological science, and because they are considered the extreme points of all created things. Explanation of the five Characters "which are directly under the Planets. 6. Hung, a flood or deluge of waters.
Page 89 - ... have some general reference to the designs of the society, and to the other characters on the seal ; while the yellow part (on the original blue silk seal), which is evidently written with a pencil, may, joined to the printed half, constitute the names or epithets of the officers in some particular place. In another place, where persons of different designations are chosen to be officers, the yellow part would be different. This conjecture...
Page 90 - Yun shing, yjjjj ^; supposed to be the name of the chief of the fraternity, some think the founder; but, the character being written, and in yellow ink, it is more likely to be the chief for the time being, at whose death the blank space in seals subsequently issued could be filled up with the name of his successors ; whereas the name of the founder, never changing, would be more likely to be printed, in some permanent form.
Page 14 - Though I never entered the Triad Society, I have often heard it said that their object is to subvert the Tsing and restore the Ming dynasty.
Page 88 - Han ]^| the name of an ancient dynasty, but, in certain connections, signifying a bold and daring man, which is most probably the sense here. 9.
Page 89 - ... which they excite, these signs are made use of to encourage each other in the work of destruction ; and that they consider their society as of very ancient origin, and as spreading through the world from age to age. But the words may be read in lines of eight or seven syllables, and might begin...
Page 87 - The seal is a quinquangular figure: this, as above noticed, is one of the Society's mystical numbers. From the manner in which some characters on the seal were written, it is not improbable that some of them have been erroneously explained. The following is submitted as the. best explanation of them which the writer's present circumstances enable him to furnish. Explanation of the characters at the Jive corners, in tfie.
Page 49 - Ming rule the Ts'ings broke one plank, and it has not yet been repaired. It is therefore of two planks.
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| Title | The Triad Society; Or, Heaven and Earth Association |
| Author | William Stanton |
| Publisher | Kelly & Walsh, 1900 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 124 pages |
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