Just at the present time crowds of youngsters and women are busy' lon the hills collecting live scorpions. These are taken to those who export them, and the youngsters are paid at the rate of 120 cash per ounce for same, but they must be alive, no dead scorpions are purchased.
The scorpions are salted down in jars and in a couple of days, are turned out and dried in the sun, and then packed into boxes of 100} catties each for export to the South of China. At least 30 boxes are sent away every year from this port. They are used for medicinal purposes.
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