Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-08-01
QUEER THINGS
chat Are Sent to Missionaries n Foreie1

QUEER THINGS
Ihat Are Sent to Missionaries II Eoreien
| Lands.
The ordinary wants Of q missionary
IN foreign land are, OF course, much
like those Of ordinary people; but no
has also extraordinary wants, grow
ing, naturally enough, out of the exc
traordinary character of his work..
Many of these can not be supplied
where he is, and others could be sup-
piled there only at higher prices, or
with. goods not so desirable; and so
most of his supplies are sent to him
from home, from the headquarters Of
the board of foreign missions of the
denomination he represents.
Considering that the missionaries are
scattered over all parts Of the world.
and that their wants are ordinary and
extraordinary, it will be easy to Inn,
agine that the supplies purchased for
them cover very wide range.
Saddles are sent to various fields In
which missionaries have to make long
horseback journeys in following their
work. Saddles for missionaries are
provided with saddle bags for the car
rying of medicines and other medical
supplies. Only saddles made Of the,
best materials are sent, and the same
is true of nearly all manufactured
goods purchased. It is the most eco.
nomical in the end to send the best.
as much as the freight on good one,
and in many places where the saddles,
are used it would be difficult if not im-
! possible to get them repaired, and
quite impossible to get renewals of
worn out parts. In the past four or
five years q number of bicycles have
been sent to count tries, including Japan
and China, where they could be used
| TO advantage in place of horses.
Many buttons and considerable guam.
titles of calicoes are bought for the AZ
rican missions, as we'll as kettles, axes
and knives. Some Of these things are
used in barter, but tho greater part arc
given to the natives in payment for
work. Sewing machines are among
the supplies bought here to send to the
missionaries. They are mostly of the
kind which are turned by hand, and
are used mainly in barter and in pay
ment for services.
Fish hooks and fish lines and paint
are articles sent to many places.
Shirts, collars and shoes are purchased
here, although not very much clothing
is sent. Many missionaries dress in
native costume, and many wear clothes ,
made from native cloths. Tho hard
ware purchased to supply the needs of
one mission and another comprises al
together . most varied assortment.
Canned goods bought here are sent to
majority of the missions, and the
| purchases here include fish, -four and
sugar. Stoves and kitchen utensils are
taaSa BY almost every missionary go
ing to Few 6eld, and renewals are
sent from here. The boarf sends out
some lumber for building houses
Among the supplies sent to India ID
very heavy wire netting. somewhat
similar to wire netting, which is used
/ for making doors that will let in the
air and yet keep out small wild AMI.
mails and snakes and other reptiles.
Paper and type and printing supplies
of various kinds are bought to send to
those missions that have printing
presses Quantities of drugs and med
icines in the widest variety are bought
here for the boards missions in al
parts
! Comparatively few supplies are sent
to Mexico, where better means of com
munication and compare lively cheap
transportation make goods more gen
orally attainable on the spot.
Purchases other than of stand.
ard supplies are made only upon the
requisition of mission So far a.
possible missions anticipate theil
wants With some missions communi
cation is comparatively frequent and
easy; with some it is infrequent and
difficult. To tho mission in the Lao.
country in Siam, for example, year.
supplies are sent at once, so far as it i.
possible. Tho goods are landed a,
Bangkok and taken by native boatmer
up streams to their destination, FIVE
hundred miles or SO to the northward
Supplies for the Laos country arc nov
made up in this country. Thoy are
usually shipped in June.
/ The Presby terrain board buys som,
goods in London and some in Ham
burg, the German goods being for ship
ment to its missions in German terri
tory in Africa. On these goods ther.
is some saving in duties. There ar.
distance, and commercial reasons fol
the purchase Of some goods in London
but the great bulk of its supplies fol
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in New York.-N. Y. Sun.