We visited a number of Laoshan business houses and the consul made an Important discovery in something he had never seen before, namely. Chonytsao or insect grass: half insect and half gross, Here surely was Darwin's missing link! One end a living insect and the other end a grass: one above ground and the other Selow. Large quantities of this shongisao are exported every year from Tachienlu and found in all the medicine shops throughout China.
During Dr. Schefller's week on the border he came in contact with the principal officials connected with the new administration. Gen, Liu wired from Yachow Inviting a number of focal officials to meet and receive him. This was done and some days later Dr. Scheller was entertained, the invitation including some of "the British and French residents. With the return of the new administration the old custom has been revived of Inviting the foreign residents public functions, During Chen Hsia-Y's regime it was his custom to
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