The Republican journal., 1919-09-11

Some of the rooms were so cold we had
to wear overcoats and the next one per-
haps would be hot.
Pm having NEGOTIATIONS for typhoid.
My arms have swollen some and have
been sore, but | have no fever and have
felt o. X. so guess Pm not very suscep-
tible. Most people here follow the Chi
nese custom of paying doctor to keep
them well and we are to do that We
pay STA per year for the two of US. That
includes all calls and minor operations,
but does not include any medicine. If
you are we'll you lose money, but if you
are sick the doctor loses, for you can see
| readily it wouldn't take many calls at 81
to more than come to the price for the
whole year.
We went to that Chinese feast spoke
of and enjoyed it much. We had pigeon
egg chicken, bamboo shoots, fish with
Chinese sauce which is wonderful, frog
legs and mushrooms, chicken (which has
never seen the light" raised this way to
make 1T more tender, rice pudding and
tea and few other dishes l can't recall.
l used chop sticks for the first time and
didn't soil my dress so l think did well.
The provision stores make one sick at
first, but one soon gets used to it. never
saw SuSL avn III lOUhlLS POI mug
and the chickens-I don't know what
they do to them, but they are the color of
bricks and look painted, but taste heaven
ly Tell W. to try making egg omeIet
with spinach folded inside; also fresh
cucumbers stuffed with meat chopped
fine and bit of potato and onion, too,
and bake and then turn on little melted
butter. We have both often here and
they are very tasty.
Have l told you about the crows here2
They are in crowds and they build their
nests in trees right along next to the
streets. | counted seven nests in one
tree the other day. There is one bird here
which whistles Just like person, large
brown birds, almost as large as doves,
ever so many birds very similar to our
blue Jay, only his tail is longer, his body
sleeker and his note more pleasing He
has a coal black skull cap that doesn't
stick up much Yesterday l saw yellow
bird / have not been able to find out the
names of the birds yet but am going to-
must have more thin waists and Pm
going to have some silk pongee skirts
G. has gotten one of his pongee suits
home and it looks very WELL He has
found very good tailor which is a great
comfort, really. He is now out on our
veranda sewing on my waist He no
SaveZ my talkee muchee but he's pretty
! good on signs and pictures, so guess We'll
make out somehow. My waist in the
meantime may turn into a coat.
Yesterday | entertained Major RS
wife and Mrs. B. at tiffin | told my
room boy that two guest men" as they
say were coming and I'd like my rooms
cleaned early and titfin served in our liv-
g
soon as G. went out TO work the coolie
and boy came and such a scrubbing as
they gave the place. They seemed as
pleased to have things shine as l. We
had fine lunch and served beautifully
I'd like to bring that boy back with me
but no doubt he has a huge family, tho
he looks about 10, and he'd he no good in
America anyway. Our conveniences
would upset him completely.
We began sleeping under nets last
night, Mrs. Nj, who owns the place
here, says mosquitoes know new corners
instantly and believe it.
We are reading Chinese Characteris-
tics" by Smith at present. 1t is very in
teresting to check up what the book says
with what one actually sees here.
Shanghai differs from the interior of
course.
At the club last time we had a most
interesting meeting on the Chinese
Homewoman in the home and the child
In the interior and even in some places
in Shanghai one can buy Chinese baby
boy for dollar. Mexican, and get a CIR
free
We were out walking the other day
and heard su den burst OF slang winch
didn't sound English" and looked
around to find whole crowd of Ameri-
can sailors starting out to do the city il
a rikisha. 1t was the most refreshing
thing I've heard or seen for some time
Pm so glad | belong to a race of people
having a sense of humor and a wide
slang vocabulary.
l spoke too soon in regard to inocula-
tions and sech My last one on Satur-
day was bowling success. | had a
lovely temperature all night and slept
none and kept G. on the Job nearly al
night. Of course Tve had to miss some