The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-12
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out. Through the narrow winding
streets we went until finally with our
carts hub deep in the mud and our
way blocked by the water that filled
the street from building to building
we discovered our men had gone past
our stopping place.
However, the day was not without
it's pleasure and profit. There were
the Indian soldiers, Britain's repre-.
sentatives in the far east, on their re
turn from their fall campaigning. A
little farther on we met a drove OF
heavy burdened camel fresh from
their feeding on the Monaghan plains
The time of harvest was at hand for
their crops of peanuts and peas
Threshing floors were much in evi
dence in every village, but all work
was suspended while they inquired
from whence we came and where were
we going, how old we were and how
long we had been in China. While
we tarried they examined our clothes
our baggage and especially the cam.
era, while the children rounded up the
suburban population to see the "for.
eign devils" who were passing through
their city. Then on the winding road.
way between villages was the ever
present pedestrian and the collie bur.
den carriers. Meeting a company of
these with no loads upon their shoul.
ders our surprise was expressed in
the question we asked, "Whence go
ye?" and they said, eve are going
to Picking to sell our power" Over
at our left a dark-skinned fellow
stripped to the waist followed an old
wooden plow that broke its zig-zag
way through the earth behind two
slow moving oxen. Ducks, pigs and
chickens had free range of fields,
streets and homes. Little shrines ap-
peared here and there filled with the
Night time came and with it's com
ing a lessing of the travellers on the
highway. They had almost ceased
when in the glooming woman ap.
peared carrying a baby. She seemed
distressed and in great haste. We
asked the reason and were told that
the baby was sick and she was tax
ing it to the Chinese doctor for treat
ment. 1t was not all imagination that
pictured the probable result. A needle
would be thrust into the place where
the pain seemed to be so as to re
lease the evil spirit; death probably
relieved of her burden. For financial
as we'll as religious reasons she would
not carry the baby back home, but
would throw it to the numerous dogs
found everywhere who would soon de-
YOUR it. No play house company ever
excelled the every day tragedy of the
far east. But a new day is dawning
for these ancient people. Everywhere
preparations are in progress. Hospi.
tails are being built, medical science is
being taught, sanitary conditions are
being studied and the value of human
life is in the ascendency. The coun.
try is catching vision of this higher
life and slowly but surely is coming
to it's own.
"The day is done and the darkness
falls from the wings of night" and
our way lies through robber-infested
district. The native pastors, usually
brave and willing, have refused to
travel this territory on account of the
many deaths from these lawless
bands. The report of rifle some dis
lance away does not increase our
sense of security and we breath more
freely when safe within the walls with
batted doors we stretch our wearied
bodies and fall asleep thinking of the
events that occurred in our first coun-
try trip in China.