Will, therefore, an examination, solentine and otherwise, of the blood find the dentition of the Horba people Feveat the facts the scientists are trying hard to discover? It is not easy to study the Tibetan mind but itis much more dificult gotting into his mouth—yet this di cult task was accomplished by Dr" Agnew and his two companions, Dr. Shareviteh and Miss Jean Stewart: Miss Stowart's take was the compilation of the history and pedigree and for this work she was well fited. If smiling will get a scientific expedition any= where atong the Tibetan frontier then Miss Slowart is prepared to smile, A little Tibetan maiden, nervous and excited, presents her little mouth for examination: "What's your name? "Tserin Lhamo." "How old are you?" "Ju tama." Big brothers and small brothers, big sisters and small sisters, are all kindly inquired after, "Have you had any sickness? "Don't know." "Where were you born?" The little face looks round the aping crowd for help and sympathy. "Don't know." "What do you for a living?" "Gather wood; carry water; move tea." When Miss Steward has filled. in her paper with endless questions © Tserin' Lhano is carefully passed on to Drs. Agnew and Shareviteh 'A dentist must be charming on the Tibetan border or he won't get very far and Gordon Agnew: his all the charms of a scientist. "My, this Is interesting: we have only had one ease Uke this before." If anyone has dotibts wf the seientiie value of dentition let him carefully watch Dr. Agnew at work, Upper and lower, back and front. big and. small, straight and crooked, good and bad, hard and soft fare all put down on record by Dr. Shareviteh at Dr. Axnew's dictation. "My, this is an interesting ease" and the camera is produced and Tserin Liiomo is told to open her mouth, very wide while the doctor takes a The expedition is scientific so the distance from the mouth to the camera niust be carefully measured Also ah arris, Blas Dort is seen with model, it is very questionable whether scientist of the calibre of Anderson soon will visit the Tibetan frontier. The late J. Huston Edgar had marked a number of "possible and probable sites" and it was the pur-ase of the archaeological expedition to examine these.
The party followed the main road as Jedo and from there turned towards "Ate, thence north Nashe, west to Yinkuanehal, thea north to Gada and northwest At Paotu the party split up into different. sections, Drs. Chi, Chow find Gi different die done here. Boxes of material were brought back "Tuchienlu "and finally. will be taken to Nanking. I was while the party was ensaied on is sil that the first news came of trouble in. North Tai, the local Chinese ma trate Who had been exceedingly helpful to the expedition became Ansious about the party and strongly Advised an immediate return to 1 chien lu, Mr, Tai, a native of Renchow, is one of ihe few remaining old Chinese "magistrates on the frontier, and knows his border well With trouble starting in China feared a Tibetan uprising and s0 the party packed up and relumed (o this, 'On the return journey by the Zhara Pass the expedition was Joined by the Agnew. party and together they had a very jolly time. Miss Dorf had a party' of men to) look after and Gordon Agnew had a ladies" charge, so when the parties met everything was straightened out On their return journey we tried to keep the parties Informed as to con ditions along the Coast. It seemed most unfortunate that the terious si-nation both in Peiping and Shani hal should necessitate their recall, clatly with such extraordinary' portunities for research work 'Along the way the Chinese authorities did all' in their power to} facilitate "the expeditions and Dr. Agnew and his party were well entertained by the Chinese civil and military authorities at Kanze. 'The young Tibetan princess at Kanze also! entertained the party. By some: means of other it became known Kanze that Dr. Agnew and his encourage were' very musical nothing would satisfy the Chinese ind. Tibetans but that the party should sing: Canadian th day, to the party they san about 100 son surely was Later ful there but to their di fered the banquet hall there was the fateful baby organ. So the exped! tion had to start "God Save the King" all over again. But Dr. Agnew was after dentition and he travelled 9 tong, way Yo find Ht a had spent_much" money. he "Long Way to. Tipperary" was any convenience he was quite willing to accommodate. This young Can: dian doctor broadcasts. musical (Continued ow page
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