In sending forth a new edition vf "Hangchow Itineraries," Dr. Robert F. Fitch has probably said the right and appropriate thing in describing Hangchow as one of the most beautiful and historically most interesting cities in China. In this little handbook now before us, the author essays to guide the traveller and visitor most pleasantly, profitably, and with the best economy of time, and ai glance at' the content of these nine itineraries to famous places in and about the city confirms this promise. There! are folk who prefer to do their sightseeing on the principle thoo where ignorance is bliss tis folly to bury oneself in the pages of a guide book—at least until after the event, when impressions gathered can be touched up and the necessary background of fact'? put in, but on the whole, a good guide on the spot is preferable, and with this little volume in one's pocket, a visit to Hangchow should be infinitely interesting and instructive. This time we note that an index} has been provided, and additional matter of special interest has been added, notably the descriptions of; the Upper Monastery of India, the Monastery of Lin Ying (the spirit's and without funds, who claimed to have discovered that comets, far from be: ng portents of mundane evil, are really indispensable and valuable parts in the mécanique celeste. According to this obscure: student, the comet follows a precise path about the universe, its special purpose being to correct by gravitation deflexions of the heavenly bodies, restoring them their proper paths in space and thus preventing terrific cosmic disasters. It was the old man's. purpose to construct models demonstrating to the populace this wise provision of the Creator, but an unsympathetic world was too-busy to listen, and the models stilt await construction.
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