T am surprised (o see in the paper tha. the summer has been unusually bott Wo did not have a thermometer till about the middle of July. Since than have not seen it above 98° outside and 95" inside the house, Our hottest spell was the first week in August, lasting only three or four days. Since then the thermometer has barely gone above 90°; and it has been as low as 70" in the early morning.
Personal, My sister, my five children, and I have been the only Europeans here since the 13th of June. We have not been out of the immediate community a single time, and all have kept almost perfectly well and in good spirits. Our most depressing days were those just after hearing of the sad death of Mr. A. G. Joni known Mr. Jones and family ever since I came to China, sixteen years ago, and esteemed him very highly. My heart goes out deeply to the aillicted family and Mission.
The Rainfall has also'beon light here this summer. In fact 1 do not remember to have soon so little rain any summer since I came to China, but there have been heavy rains not far away in pretty nearly every ditees tion,
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