A fow days ago a donkey died of disease at a village not far from here. The owner, deeming it, convenient opportunity to pay off his debts of hospitality, sent portions of the defunct donkey to his neigh-hours, and sold the balance tu the adjacent villages. Not many hours thereafter some eighty men, women, and children were taken ill, and before medical aid could be summoned a score or move had died. The st barely recovered by the timely intervention of the Chinese doctor connected with the American Mission Dispensary, who hastened to their aid with foreign antidotes. Carelessness in regard to the outing of diseased meat is quite prevalent in this region, and will probably continue in spite of such warnings.
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