Our cholera visitation has been as severe as that of Peking and elsewhere. The Prefect died after a few hours of sickness, The victims have been of course usually from the city poor, but not a few of the young and strong have succumbed. Now that fairly accurate knowledge as to the cause of the dread disease is 0 easily obtainable, it is to be hoped that the natives who live near the foreigner will. before many years, be willing to learn and practice the necessary early precautions, Rainfall.
The most welcome rain of the 13th, for which we had so long waited, has brought its cooler weather, and given the natives quite anew spirit. We have not been to see, but possibly the rains have filled up some of the holes on the ground where the Imperial residence is building. These doubtless are the '"Inkes" described by a Poking journalist as being provided so lavishly by the Empress Dowager.
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