The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-26
Chapter 27

The Great Khan sends every year his commissioners to ascer- tain whether any of hls subjects have suffered in their crops from lnfavorable weather, from storms or wind or violent rains, or by locustS, worms, or any other plague; and in such cases he not only refrains from cxacting the usual tribute of that year, but furnishes them from his gram aries with so much corn as is necessary for their subsistence, as well as for sowing their land.
 With this view, in times of great plenty, he causes large pur- chases to be made of such kinds of grain as are most servicable to them, which is stored in gram aries provided for the purpose in the several provinces, and man. aged with such care as to insure its keeping for three or four years without damage.
 Chapter 28
 There is another regulation adopted by the Great Khan, equally ornamental and useful. At both sides of the public roads he causes trees to be planted, of Q kind that become large and tall, and being only two paces asun- der, they serve-besides the ad- vantages of their shade in sum- mer-to point out the road when the ground is covered with snow. He also appoints of- ficers of rank, whose duty 1t is to see that these are properly arranged and the roads constantly kept in good order.
 Chapter 3l
 Of the Great and Admirable
 Liberality Exercised By the
 Great Khan Towards the Poor.
 We shall now speak of his great charity to and provident care of the poor in the city of Kanbalu (Peking). Upon his being in- formed of any respectable family, that had once lived in easy cir- cumstances and by misfortunes reduced to poverty, or who. in consequence of infirmities, are un- able to work for their living or to raise 6 supply of any kind of grain: to a family in this situa- ton he gives what is necessary for their years consumption. At the customary period they pre- sent themselves before the offi- cers who manage this department of his Majesty's expenses and who reside in @ palace where the busi- ness is transacted.
 Tn 8 similar way the emperor provides clothing for his poor, which he has the means of doing fgrom his tenths of wool. silk and hemp. These materials he has woven into the different sorts of cloth, in a house erected for that purpose, where every artisan is obliged to work one day in the week for his Majesty's service. Garments made of stuffs thus manufactured he orders to be bANGh " bhAS pCOk AdttlAAAGo dUONC described, as they are needed for their winter and their summer dresses. He also has clothing pre- pared for his armies, and in every city has Q quantity of woolen cloth woven, which Is paid for from the amount of the tenths
 Tn e similar way the Emperor provides clothing for his poor, which he has the means of doing from his tenths of wool, silk and hemp. These materials he has woven into the different sorts of cloth, in a house erected for that levied at that place.
 At the Emperor's court none are denied food who come to ask 1t. Not @ day passes in which there are not distributed by the regular officers, twenty thousand vessels of rice, millet, and pan. icum. By reason of this admir- able and astonishing liberality which the Great Khan exercises towards the poor, the people all adore him.
 tTo Be Continued)