. Where half the world is waking up; the old and the new in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, reported with especial reference to American conditions. A MAN-MADE DESERT. PUMPING WATER FOR IRRIGATION The destruction of Chinas mountain forests has made deserts of vast areasthat were once fair and fruitful. The lower picture, showing Chinese pumpingwater by human treadmill, furnishes another illustration of the Orients wasteof labor

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