When they come from the drying room they are put into packages which in turn (fifty) are packed in cartons. Girls attend to the packing as indeed to most of the work in the factory. there being " more than " 2,000 girls and about 1,000 men The cigarettes intended for export are packed in tin boxes on which the girls stick very picturesque labels. Every fifty girls have their girl inspector, who quietly qoves about, 1g a word to the workers here and there. On inquiry as to why so many inspectors were necessary, we were told that the girls were mischievous and it was necessary to keep them quiet. We rejoiced at this bit of information, for the Chinese factory girl bids fair to be something different from her Japanese craftswoman, who is a mindless automaton.
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