From the following, it will be seen that tious people still cling to the belief hosts and spirits are able to appear in form and go about lise living beings, A flourishing gambling stall in Nanhai Hsien, was recently obliged to temporarily stop business on account of a ghost having appeared amongst its votaries, the proprietors of the stall regarding the oecurrenceas being unlucky. The incident is described in the followi One night not long ago t gambling was in fall swing, man appeared and. participated in the game, betting with snell stakes, After repeatedly losing he produced a small package and asked the bank to let him stake that in place of five cents, The banker on feeling the package began to throw his dice. "The east turned out to be unfarourable to the man and the banker swept in the pile. On opening the package it was found that it contained no coins but a bit conl dust. This roused the banker's ire, and throwing back the package he-ordered the man to pay the cash. 'The mung] ing this began to withdraw, but he succeed, as the gamblers svon_ surra him and were going to punish him the gang trying to lay hands on man, suddenly and most mysteriously"the' object of their intended assault vanisheds* and not a vestige was afterwards seen of: him. The people of the establishment concluded that " person who could yanith
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