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fit ings, Nhm 10, and o'hm only 5; (w'lich of thcm
\\'~ bd,~,e?) HcliJel , olhm mal~e this inUnllnenl
only lh ce fw fix in~hel lix I,n,,. in Ico¡¡dl.
Fou hi m~Je Ihis inUrumen!, f~OlC. 10 \Vard off
inehanllllcnls. ao,1 banilh illlpurily of hean.
He lOok 01' Ihl! wood of ¡"I/g. and made alCo a guilar
of ; 6, or r.!lhcr ol' 50 nringl. Thil iofi rumenl
to ••Iorn lhe pel fon Wilh . inucs, and t~ r~gulale Ihe
hem, &e. 1."lIy, he made a tt,ird inUrument of b.l–
ked emh; aCtcr which, f.y they, eeremonies aod mufie
"'ere in high eficen!.
The moocy which Fou-hi introduecd, \Vas of e0I'P~r,
rouod wllhin to imime and Iquare wllhout 10
rcCemble the eanh.
He hilllfelf m.!llc tml of many medicinal plants. (This
is mol! eommonly Caid of Chin.nong : bUl illS prclcnd–
ed, Ihal CllIo.ooog fioilhen \\'hal Fou-11I had beguo.)
T il.s ís aJl we rcad of rou·l,i. Se.e,.1 eOOlradlél oos
wil! be remarked in morl of ddc traditlons. elpeei .Ily
when we come to Cle in the Cequd, that almoll al! thele
inventlons are aCcribed 10 thO! [uecelrors of Fou-hi.
FroOl henee may be judged \\'hal regard is due 10 the
begino,ngs of Ihe Chinefl! hillory.
\Ve ha\'e IHII Come re'gns to examioe, before we have
done IVith Ihe fabulous aud uneen:ün tuOeS.
They fay of Koung. koung, dm he employed iron in
making baogm and hdlLhm.
Thcy aCeribe 10 Niu·oua (who is the Eve of the Chi
neCe) feveral io¡¡rurneon of r.lufie. The iofiruments
fine and hOQng Cerved ber, fay l.hey, to commuoieate
IVilh Ihe eiglll wi."ll. By melns of loutn•• or double
Jluw , /he uoited all Counds ioto ooe. anrl madc eoneord
be"'cLn the Cuo, nloon, and lIars This is ealled p,,–
¡,a h"mMJ. Niu·oua had a guitar ( 1' ) of :'I'e Urinss;
Ihe made anolher of so nrings, ~'hoCe Cound was Co af·
fefling, Ihat it eODld nOl be borne; whertfore (he redu·
eed Ihefe 50 nrings tO 25. to di;ni niOl its force.
The tmperor Chinooong is very famous among the
Chin,Ce, by th" great diC.:omies which, they fay. he
maJe iD medici ne agrieulture, and eveo in Ihe military
an, finee they btlieve, that, in Ihe times of !la/J, lhey
h.d • book uf tbis prinee 00 the mililary art .
A fondneC, fo r Ihe marvtlloos lus made Come Cay. thal,
at tltree rears of a~e, h" koew fvery Ihlng Ihal eoneern–
rd agriellllure. The veryJlamr ChilJ.nol/g. in the Chi–
nere lan~udge, Ih, Iniril « hujbundrJ.. Chin–
nong lOok very hard wood. ot whieh he made Ihe eoul–
ter of 'the plou~h. and Cofler wood of whieh he m.,de
the haodl:.· He I"ught meo 10 eultil·.le the e.trth.
They aferibe to him Ihe invention of wine. He Cowed
the r..e kinds of graios 00 the footh o' Mount Ki, ,na
Iaughl Ihe people 10 make thcm Iheir food.
CI, n·noog comm.lOded thal they (hould be diligent in
gather;l.g Ih< flu:ts whieh the productu. He t"ught
el'<ry Ihlng rel.live 10 hlmp, 10 the m'llberry Iter, allt!
Ihe ~rt of m,king elolhaod (l uir, of filk. 1'heyolVe .1-
fo 10 Chin non:; the POttcrs ae.d tbe lounders are; olhw,
, aferi"e pOllay 10 Hoang·ti, anu the an of
mehing mml, 10 T. h·-Ieou.
Chin nong iov~nted f.irs in the middle of the day.
Thi, w.u tb~ orizin of conlllteree and mutual exch.oge,
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He lOade uCe of money 10 faeilime trade. He io(lilU'–
te,l tdltv.t!~ .
Chinonong difiingui/hed plaot!, dctermined their vari–
ous propen..,. and applitd IhemOol!ully in th~ enre of
e1ile.tlcs. They lay, Ihal. io one , he made trial
of 70 l in"s al' poiCllns, Cpoke of 400 dilearcs, aod
lallght 365 remedies. Thls makes Ihe fuhjea of a
buok, int,tled, Pou,n,'1.<, wh,eh they alcribe 10
hirn, a011 IVllteh eootains four eh.ptm. Othrrs al–
Icdge, aoJ witb reaCon. lhat this book is oOt aneient.
They Cay, \Vllh as liule trulh, that Chin.r,ong made
books 10 srav d 00 fq ua\( plotes.
Chio-ooog eommanded 'J liou·ho·ki 10 eommit 10wri–
ting t"ery thinS rdali.e 10 the eolour of fiek perfoos,
and WhAl eoneerned the pulCe, to leaeh how 10 examine
it! mOlions if thcy were regular and harmonious, and, for
lhls end, how 10 leel it from lime to time, aod aCtluaiot
lhe palient.
Chin-nongeompoCed ball~ds or fongs on the fenilityof
the eounlrv. He nude a "ery beautifullyre. and a gui.
tar aJorned wllh preeious nones, 10 (orm Ihe grand har–
mony, tO bridl" eoneupiCeenee, to e1evate vi"ue to
Ihe In.clligenl Cpirit, and briog Olen back tO the eeltmal
venty.
Chin-none aCeeoded a ear dra,," by five drasons. He
was the ! thal meafured Ihe figure of the eMlh, aoel
delermined Ihe fou r Ceas. He fouod 9°0,000 Iys is IVe(l,
and 8so,ooo is nonh aod Couth. Hedivided all tllis 1'311
fpaee tOto kiogdoOlS.
Among the fueedrors of Chin.nong they place Hoang–
ti, and the rebel Tehi·yeou. whom Ihey the io–
ventor of arms of iron, aod Ceveral kiods of puni/hmen!s_
Tehi. yeou had the power of raifing mifis and darkneC~
extrCmely thiek. 'lÍ kntIV nOl how to aUdek
and overeome him. He aecomplilhed it, however, by
rormlog a ear, 00 whieh he plaeed a figure IVhoCe armo
of itCelr always lumed 10 the 10Ulh, inorder to poiol out
lhe fou r regions. uCed lhe lance aod buekler.
Tehi.yeou ordcred ':Cbres, bocel, and eroCs·bows to.
be made. T hey aCeribe 10 Hoang-ti the ~in.lfi, or ey–
ele of 60 years; or ~l leall Ta-nao, made it by his di·
r!!tlion.
The Mannarin TCaog-kiai was eharged to eompoCe
hifiory. YooS' lehcng made a Cphere whieh rrprelented
the cdenial orbs, and diCeomed Ihe polar (~,¡r.
Li·eheou reguldled numbers, and inveoted ao ionru –
menl for eompulallon, Itke to, or the fame wirh tha!
whiell is niJl in uCe in China and India; and Qf whieh
Mmioi, in his Deeades, and la Louber., in his voyage
10 , ha.e given us Ihe defign and deCeriptiun.
LlIlg-lune, a oati"e of Yuene yu, in the wen of Ta–
hia, (Iha! IS, KhoraO, o), look recds io Ihe vaJley of
!fiai·ki; ht eUI t\Vo oC an equal len¡;lll, and blew ioto
Ihem: this gave oeeafion tO the in"eotion of beJls. He
adjulted lwelve uC theCe reeds tu imllate the COIIg of Coog–
IHl.lIIg, the royal bin', (olle of Ihe fabulou! birds of the
Chin&). He d"irlcd IheCe r~<ds iOlo tI"eh'e lu: fi)(
ferved tOinlltate the Cong of the nl.llc. and fix thal of
the feOlale. Fioall)', this man brooght mulic to pef–
fe/'lioo, and explaioed the oruer an" arr.lageOlent of dif·
fmut fo unu,. By me:tns uf thefe Ju·lu, he gomneJ
!he