Footnotes
[25]
A Chinese philosopher reasons thus against the doctrine of Foe:
"It is said in a book of that sect, that the body is our dwelling-place
and the soul the immortal guest which lodges there; but if the bodies of
our relatives are only a lodging, it is natural to regard them with the
same contempt we should feel for a structure of earth and dirt. Is not
this endeavouring to tear from the heart the virtue of love to one's own
parents? This leads us even to neglect the care of the body, and to
refuse it the compassion and affection so necessary for its
preservation; hence the disciples of Foe kill themselves by thousands."
-- Work of an ancient Chinese philosopher, in the "Collection of Father
Du Halde," vol. iii, p. 52.
[26]
See Tho. Bartholin, "Antiquities of the Danes."
[27]
An Account of Japan, in the "Collection of Voyages that
Contributed to the Establishment of the East India Company."
