The following rather curious placard has just appeared at Pan Kino A¥gfffj and other villages east and south of Nanking. Itis evidently the production of a Buddhist and, while it has but little to say of foreigners, it seems directed against them. It is called "A "Tract as to the Method of Saving Life without Limit," and reads as follows "The foreigners' churches and charity schools have become most prosperous, Our
matter. But aside from them there are Chinese officials. give no thought to the those who can manage. What has the White Lily Society with its secret plotting of destruction to do with the Christian Church? The crooked and the straight are easily distinguished; what is the use then of foolish talk? I.'a humble disciple of Buddha, cannot but suggest a method of relief.
"1.—Children on the street and young men and' women are often led off by enchanters (1)and rendered speechless and confused. It must be because the enchanter before their very faces bewitches them. As soon as people cry out, seize him—the enchanter—and (hang him) up high. Examine him carefully. If he will not speak the truth, then take a woman's soiled garment, wrap it around his head and pour on water. He will immediately speak truly and clearly and you can thus secureevidentce. At once then cut the tendons of his legs to prevent any others thereafter being bewitched and led captive by him and reduced to imbecility. Pour cold water upon the heads of those who have been affected and they will immediately recover their senses.
2.—When persons wandering about without occupation come to an inn do not. suffer them to lodge. When suspici strangers enter an opium resort at nig not allow them to smoke. If there are those who will not give heed send their names to the wenéu. "Travelling merchants should protect themselves most carefully when travelling in the dark or resting over night. Persons prowling about at night should be tied up until morning. Those prowling in the day-time should be thoroughly searched. No one should be allowed to sleep in the temples of the earth god. Tf there are those who disobey, tie them up and beat them without question.
**3.—Anyone seeing a whirlwind in the court or before a door or window should take a bamboo squirt-gun and throw water at it when it will immediately be broken up. As to ghosts entering a house, injuring people with their monstrous appearance, preserve the water in which the women wash their feet and take a soiled garment and the water to drive them off. During the four seasons, should there be any cause of fear, the night watchman should not beat his drum' or rattle but go about quietly.'
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.