A trip to the Orient . y a people whom many look upon as semi-civilized. , We found Kinhwa a much cleaner city than thoseat which we had stopped on our way up the is a walled city, the wall having stood for two thou-sand years, thus dating back to the time before Christ. We passed within the city gate and made our wayover the cobblestone pavement and through streets tothe compound where Doctor and Mrs. MacKenzie compound joins the hospital compound, and isoutside of the crowded district near the city wall. Asthe old gatekeeper opened the gate in answer to ourknock we steppe
A trip to the Orient . y a people whom many look upon as semi-civilized. , We found Kinhwa a much cleaner city than thoseat which we had stopped on our way up the is a walled city, the wall having stood for two thou-sand years, thus dating back to the time before Christ. We passed within the city gate and made our wayover the cobblestone pavement and through streets tothe compound where Doctor and Mrs. MacKenzie compound joins the hospital compound, and isoutside of the crowded district near the city wall. Asthe old gatekeeper opened the gate in answer to ourknock we stepped inside, and saw a gray-brick housein the center of a good-sized lot where there is plentyof fresh air. Even the servants seemed glad to seeus, and bowed and greeted us politely. Inside the house one would scarcely know that hewas in China. Though built of native material, itwas of foreign construction and furnishing. Theceilings were high, the walls white, the floor newlyvarnished. From our room we could see the city. A TRIP TO THE ORIENT 41 wall and the northern mountains, while the sunsetview was glorious. From another part of the housecould be seen a large and well-preserved pagoda,which stands on one of the hills inside the city wall. The morrow was Thanksgiving Day. In the morn-ing the doctor took us to visit the hospital and dispen-sary. The hospital had not been opened for patients,as it was not quite completed, there having been delayin some of the last details. It was a fine building,however, for which the doctor himself had drawn theplans and acted as overseer of the work, watchingevery detail carefully, and even (ioing some thingswith his own hands. On the first floor was the diet-kitchen, doctors of-fice, nurses room, a number of private rooms, andlaige wards; on the second floor, the operating-room,private rooms, wards, etc.; while above was a largespace for storage. Nearly every room had over thedoor the name of some one who had furnished eyes filled with
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