Kansu people are wealthy once more. A rich opium harvest has been reaped, and dollars are so plentiful that they are depreciate ing in value. These dollars come from other provinces—Chihli, Shantung, Shansi and the like, where Kansu opium is being sold. Goods from these provinces are being brought up, and bartered in Kansu villages for bowlfuls of the tarlike stuff. To convey the opium into some provinces is easy, but into others, like Shansi, it is difficult. Numerous are the artifices used, of which 1 may Pick out three kinds for brief description.
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