To the Editor of the "Norri-Cama Dairy News."
Sir,—On Tuesday you published a short article on Chinese graves and the desire on the part of some for cremation in order to provide more ground for. cultivation. _To a new comer particularly the sight of these graves in the midst of cultivation does seem waste, and would to him merit Mr. Bland's designation, "the Dead hand of China''—however this catchword like many others quite obscures actual facts and I am surprised at the author's lack of intelligent reasoning.
Ag a matter of fact these graves have a very important bearing on the Chinese farmer's cycle of existence, they supply the grazing for his goat and buffalo and being more or less conical provide a greater surface than if flat.
The Chinese system of filling up the coffin with lime is probably not well known amongst foreigners and I should say worthy of general adoption.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.