Dignity of deportment and impassivity of demeanour were especially cultivated by the ruling classes.

Then the foreign devil burst upon the scene--a being as antagonistic to themselves in every way as it is possible to conceive.
We can easily see, from pictures, not intended to be caricatures, what were the chief features of the foreigner as viewed by the Chinaman.

Red hair and blue eyes, almost without exception; short and extremely tight clothes; a quick walk and a mobility of body, involving ungraceful positions either sitting or standing; and with an additional feature which the artist could not portray--an unintelligible language resembling the twittering of birds.

Small wonder that little children are terrified at these strange beings, and rush shrieking into their cottages as the foreigner passes by.

It is perhaps not quite so easy to understand why the Mongolian pony has such a dread of the foreigner and usually takes time to get accustomed to the presence of a barbarian; some ponies, indeed, will never allow themselves to be mounted unless blindfolded.