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CHINESE MUSIC. 5.--REMOVAL OF THE VIANDS. The ancestral teacher said in his instructions : "'fhose who sacrifice obtain happiness." Throughout the fom seas, in students' halls, Who would dare- not to be reverential ~ The ceremony concluded, the removal of the offerings is announced. Let none be neglectful or show want of respect ; Let their joy be in him who is the som ce of their cultme ; Let them remember the poem of the beans in the fi elds, and imitate him. 1 11 1, 6.-EsooRTING THE SPIRIT BACK, The Fu and Yi mountains are very high; 'l'he Chu and the Ssu spread their waters far, So thy beautiful acts extend their influence above and around, Causing benefits without end. • Now has been seen the glory of the sacrifice ; The sacrifice has been made to appear great and beat1tiful. He renovates the thousands of om· people ; He fosters our schools and halls for instruction. 35 1 Chung yuan yu shu. This is found in the Book of Odes : " The beans grow in the fields. The people gather them. The ining /Jing has ,i family of grnbs. The wasp carries one awa; on his back. In instr ucting your children, take care to iuiitate this good e:rnmple." 5