Ihave been reading about these in the book of a well-known sinologue,-and am surprised to find no Teference to the well-known fact that some of the} Chinese practise a form of Persian worship. As your paper is noted for the mines of Chinese lore it has given to the outside world, I think you may be glad to announce my discovery. The Fire-
Kiungehou and Hoihow on account of the danger of setting fire to buildings, bat it is froely indulged in the interior of the island.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.