This sanatorium continues to give unbounded satisfaction to its temporary residents, To hear them talk sbout it, or about their sites in it, reminds one of the old story of the minister who declared there was but one good wife in the parish and every man believed he bad got her. Not only do we say there is no place like Kuling, but each individual owner, from Lot No. 1 to 130, will solemnly assure you that his is the pick of the basket, and that another lot like it is not to be found in the mountains. We admit that the residents of other summer resorts hold similar opinions with regard to their locations. From what they say, we would conclude that, outside paradise, there never was such a place as Peitaiho; that Mokansan throws the Garden of Eden into the shade; that Kuliang—barring typhoons—is simply heavenly, and that each place is, in every respect, infinitely superior to all the others. But, of course, this is absurd. and due to the ignorance of good folks who have never been to Kuling.
Where else, we would like to know, can auch coulness be found? When down on the plain the sweltering heat makes it impossible to get about even under the protection of a double-decker hat and a two-ply umbrella, up here we can be in the open all day long without inconvenience, Where else have they such exhilarating strength-giving air? The sick and the weak whom one day we meet being pninfully carried up, unable to move without assistance are, in a few days, to be seen climbing mountains and leaping torrents merely to get rid of their surplus energy. Where else have they such an abundance of sparkling springs of water, and so cool that it seems to come direct from the North Pole? Talk of typhoons, they never come here, but if they did they could do no harm to a place 80 well protected by surrounding hills, As lo our walks, scenery, and views, for variety and beauty it would be difficult to match them anywhere—there is no place like Kuling!
A considerable number of new houses have been built since last yenr—several of them two-storey—including a handsome Estate House for the transaction of public business. The total number of residences is now 1165- pretty good record for the fourth year of the sanatorium's existence. The era of rubble and thatch has passed away. Only a single sample of these pioneer shanties, an unoccupied ruin, remains to give an air of antiquity to the place. The erick and tile period is also gone. Building with cut stone is cheap, owing to the abundance everywhere of an easily-worked grey sandstone which becomes: remarkably hard on exposure to the ai Thus the newer houses are beautifully built: with cut stone, and roofed with corrugated: iron—they would be an ornament to any Settlement.
The average number of residents this season has been much the same as last—about 600. Perhaps about 1,000 people in all will have passed their summer vacation here. Nearly all belong to the Yangtze valley, and come from the various ports and mission stations from Shanghai to Ichang. But re-preventatives from distant provinces, such as shantung, Szechuan, and Canton are also to be found amongst' us. There have been fifteen births, and two deaths; but the exact number of engagements is only known
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