. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. 234 PAST AND PRESENT. introduction of civilisation is accompanied by the former; and as for honesty, the main aim of the white man is to extract as much from native innocence and ignorance as he possibly can. How often has not the so-styled savage said to me, " You come to us and say we are very wicked, we are doing wrong, and are sure to go to a place you call hell, and at the same time you take to our customs, and live just as we do in many of the ways
. Notes and sketches from the wild coasts of Nipon; with chapters on cruising after pirates in Chinese waters. Natural history; Pirates. 234 PAST AND PRESENT. introduction of civilisation is accompanied by the former; and as for honesty, the main aim of the white man is to extract as much from native innocence and ignorance as he possibly can. How often has not the so-styled savage said to me, " You come to us and say we are very wicked, we are doing wrong, and are sure to go to a place you call hell, and at the same time you take to our customs, and live just as we do in many of the ways you say we are so wrong in; this is very strange. How can we believe vou are in earnest?". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St. John, Henry Craven, 1837-1909. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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