Some mention has been male in your paper of the movement at Kuling and we think it is only fair to say, that on the whole the movement having a good effect up here. It fs certainly much nicer to see people: decently dressed, whether they are going to the swimming pool or on hikes. The modest and simple attire of the Chinese on the whole, puts many foreigners to shame. Cigarette smoking is not allowed on the streets, ind the rule of the road has to be Jukao, Ku, July 30, The great heat and drought of the last five weeks have been broken. The rains have not been heavy. They have not affected wells and_canais to any extent, but have given rain water to the people and saved the: crops if continued rama come. It has now rained on three successive after-
During the last few years rains have greatly decreased and the crops have "accordingly been changed. After the wheat harvest in. former! years rice was put in. But since water has been "scarce for years, very little rice is now grown, Cotton, corn, peanuts and soya bean have taken the place of rice, and the price these products brings weights very well with that of rice, Watermeions this year are exceedingly plentiful and sell at a very! low price. Thousands are carried into the city gates each day and many piculs of their remains are carried out by farmers to feed the pigs. Notwithstanding this great consumption of melons, the streets Jukao are kept in fair sanitary con-
The few nearly empty canals with in the city are not so well cared for—in fact they are in avery unsanitary condition. If the rains still has one large canal winding its way through the city and entering] and discharging its contents through water gates in the wall, thus conneet-Ing the city canal with the Jarge canals leading to the Yangtze, Health conditions in Jukao_hsien the have been good. "Notwithstanding the Contagious lease Iv aeon atthe Intense heat and drought, very tte
frosplals" No" eases' of cholera are reported, "Yat "exhaustion cals Some, dysentery lo "common "and Giarrhoes "eats many' chien, Departmental Changes The political head of the hsien is being constantly changed, and. also] the various department heads. One wonders how such constant. changes of so many people can work out for the good of the community.
All the dragons that were seen crawling out of the canals, and water holes only a few days ago have all returned to their habitations, washed ack into the canal by the Not far from Tungchow on _the motor road to Jukao is a modern Pool of Siloam' where people bring] incense, pray, and get water from the pool to take home for their many! sick. Many frequent the place andi cures are reported.
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