The ideal size for the handbag—and convenient for the pocket. Sealed in moisture-proof Cellophane to maintain factory freshness, much help has been given to the innocent victims of burnt villages in the Chihchuan and Poshan hsiens. Soup kitchens are also to be carried on in Tsinan and Tsungchowfu during the extreme cold.
In the midst of so much suffering there are to be found stray gleams of the gentle humour with which China is so well stocked. A man was recently told how to hide valuables. First dig down as low as you can and put your box of very special goods well out of sight. Heap on top some layers of earth then nearer the surface put a box well filled with things of less value, including a good supply of copper cash.
In the endeavour not to appear too young in these days, a moustache, Side whisker, or beard which could be grown overnight by the use of a hair restorer would soon be popular, and the producer of such a hair restorer would quickly get rich.
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