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Show -2~ . 5 of Taita hospital* $ have had a taste of private practice which ha© been interesting and instructive. Have had two weeks of cloudy weather with daily- • rain. 'Inch mold an all our leather goads, shoes and all wet or dirty spots - - on clothing. It is impossible to s virile J utc a*s that have M«a away from the ; b«®& of the kitchen stove ever an hour. The sugar as well as the salt is wet; The marine Imsid came two days ago 'tod we have lots of music. The children are thrilled. Thay have flag raising and lowering cer«cmi#s at 3 AM and 7.40 Bf. Suit* educational-makes VLS homesick. Buddy Kellogg^nurse from Panabovt her sister died her© this spring of typhoid pneumonia} and Helen Ulriehlrecovered fro® typhus) here yesterday on m y to U.3.A. via l?aoifio. Aug.l- Peiping-Mukdea H.:a«-2|- hours out of Peitaiho- ' Grace, aisabeih and Hoy saw me off from Peitaiho Beach at 9.25" Aft. 1 am due in Peiping at 7.15 Ht. hcpeot to naXk across the front of the Olken Men without entering the ;aa',.. oxJ^-$dvm the saat tc the west station( equal to 2 oity blocks at hate) and leave at 8*35 w. en tint egress for ShiheJiiaeimang where I arrive tomorrow morning and have an hour or twe to change to the Shan-si( chentai) li.it. Will arrive at Xftse at 4.15 Bf, taking 30 hours for the whole trip from a Peitaiho swim to Taiku Hospital* That's modern China at peace. 1 haTe two Peitaiho baskets ©f jam, boiled water and lunches. Grace made apple iarts,young fried ehieken,eandwiehes§'ta8Aanas( boiled f minute)- say won't 1 live like a king tho. 1 don't mry ay companions going to the diner* no,not with cholera in all the big cities. Flies are thick as ants and about as persistant. There are over ten on my luneh ©over and as many more on i@« There are a bunch of Russians sitting oppoeite-4 in the seat® and 2 on suit eases-all fac-^ot-bellied with short iPeevee and hailess. mm !uy bottle •drinks while going and frjt from neadors at the siaops. If any of them are sit* they donft show it yet. 1 ;-. . :cd soldier setting opposite me. He talks a little Chinese and a little lSnglish,but not M ^ I tttcytrMtioa possible. I have refused his oigarettes»wine and peaches-guises lie thinks I am hopeless* Train is stopping and I will mail this. Fro® CJrace at Peitaiho Aug.3,- It Is lonesome without Vincent. Hoy and aliatabeth miss him and ask many times for Ma-^ Baddy goo-night "-Baddy go- • ing?"a They have had an unusual experience in his single companionship before X arrived gram Peiping* 1 hope Shanssl will be cooler this August than last. At least he will have undisturbed rest at night*except for occasionalWhcapitaJL calls. Jince Vincent left there has been an accidental piling upn of^petty infections-cut®,boils ,impetigo-and Roy has ring worn oft his aim-gets it from Chinese children oa the beaohilatter sit in all the foreign boats,ete.). |
