Twenty-five years in Honan . Printed by Courlesy of East and WestChildren Gleaning. Printed by Courtesy of East and WestWoman Grinding at the Mill Honan Province and People 7 the fields. Daily the steadily falling rain soaksinto the poorer houses, and many of them dis-solve under it. Small boats may be seen pro-pelled across the fields, and in some districtsthe country looks not unlike an inland lake. As the dry season again approaches, the summerrivers and streams resume their ordinary chan-nels, but much of the water from the fields doesnot find its way back. Old Sol bursts out oncemore in a
Twenty-five years in Honan . Printed by Courlesy of East and WestChildren Gleaning. Printed by Courtesy of East and WestWoman Grinding at the Mill Honan Province and People 7 the fields. Daily the steadily falling rain soaksinto the poorer houses, and many of them dis-solve under it. Small boats may be seen pro-pelled across the fields, and in some districtsthe country looks not unlike an inland lake. As the dry season again approaches, the summerrivers and streams resume their ordinary chan-nels, but much of the water from the fields doesnot find its way back. Old Sol bursts out oncemore in all his summer heat and glory, andmicrobes, bacilli, mosquitoes, malaria, and manyother most unwelcome guests, now become fre-quent visitors. It is the busy season, however,and the people cannot spare the time to give theseguests the only kind of reception which wouldensure their departure, with no fear of return. With the return of autumn, normal condi- Autumntions again prevail. The sequel to the rainyseason is a country producing abundantly allthat is necessary for the sustena
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