Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 286, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1913 — The Kitchen God. [ARTICLE]

The Kitchen God.

Tbe kitchen god of China is perhaps not rightly so called. He has place over the cooking -ange, but he Is the “recording aiilgpl” of the Chinese house, and It ls‘ his duty to note the actions of each member of the ixmily and report them to the gods at the end of every month. Once a year too he goes to heaven in person and makei his annual report So once a year the family prostrate themselves before him, carry him In procession and finally burn him, while crackers are fired.