The housing structures of Szechuea, both city and rural, are not conspicuous for their solid stone or brick type, but are mostly of wooden structure, with bamboo and plaster walls, and loose tile roofing; consequently, the bursting of one bomb can affect a large area and cause extensive property damage. Nor do such structures provide adequate shelters for people, being dangerous for those who do not evacuate.
Quite a number of wounded and burned from the last air raid were those who did not seek shelter away from home.
There is something emerging from the present war experiences that has changed the relations between man and man from something more than more naked self-interest and callous demand for self-protection and help. The volunteer services that now come from the soldiers and civilians are quite different from those of "pressed men." There is ce-operation and organization that brings speedy and efficient help to the wounded and suffering that is new in spirit. There
taking the place of fear and confusion. The medical services are efficient and untiring in their aid and care for the wounded. Current problems are now becoming a part of the "climate of opinion" in the tea shops, when once they were only a matter of forced propaganda.
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