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Show to the medicine. This is done in Tehchow and I think the principle a good one» ïnpatients pay fifty coppers aday, forty of which go to the cook, We hâve just opened several private tîooms for wnich we charge fifty cents per day in addition to the food money, _* • But still the problem remains of the evangelistic side of the work and the solution seems but llttle nearer. There is a lit-tle ray of hope for this summer for Mrs. Chang P'eng Ling has returned from a year's study In the Bible school in Peking and I hâve asked her to do follow-up work this summer» Mrs. Chiang wants her to do evangelistic work among her kung ch'ang girls and i don't know how she will décide between the two. Tho she is not the best of material, I think we shall probably hâve to take her eventually as our evangelist at the the Hospital* Yes, it is Liu FU Lu who has got into such a rut that he seems hopeless and as yet i haven't had the nerve to just put him out for the Chinese see no reason why he-isn't ail right. I think there may be a little improvement lately and i am hoping his renewed interest will last. Do pray that somethlng radfccal will happen to him to awaken him out of his lethargy. we hâve just learned that Sun Tsai Chih was engaged last^ yeaa? by her grandfather to a schoolboy in Tehchow. She toldono one. I am wondering if I should support her this last year as hâve no as-- surance at ail that we shall later hâve either her services or the repay-ment of her debt. I hâve had such an unpleasant time insisting that Ma YU T'ang and Hgu Hsiu Ch'ing pay their debts that I am not anxious to hâve trouble with any one clse, The tvto Tuans are the nice people they always were* I am expecting to send "*£• Tuan to the Shantung Christian University this Fall to take a course in pharmacy - oh, i believe •*- hâve already told you that. , Mr-% Wolfe is now making the plans for the nurses5 home and if allpoes well it will be started soon after i return from P» Mr* Wolfe opposes very strenuously my building it before J- go home as he says i hâve enough to carry without a building proposition on hand too but I aan't bear to go home and tell those who gave the money for the mémorial for Miss Richards that it is not yet erected. We d o nt absolutely hâve to hâve ail its room this year or the next but x feei-sure it would be unwise to wait my return from furlough; from the vie^o-point of the constituency, would you advise waiting? Lois is bearing up under the loss of her father and the longing to be with her Mother tïery well. She is hoping that Robert will be able to bring her Mother back with hkffîfwhen he returns from the UjfcS. (Pardon me, I am using an unfamiliar machine) Miss Iva #rown of Na n^u ant'ao came thru last night on her way to ^eltaiho and fts&eô* spent about half the night asking euest «• ions about cases. I wish i might hâve clinics down there some time. If we can get a woman physician, i shall try to do some country work this next yeari tho it might behoove me to do some language study instead. i hâve not studied a word since last August. I should like to chat about people you know ail night long but i must get to bed as there is work to be done tomorrow. Am working on half-^early accounts just now as ^r- McCann goes on furlough next mon-th and wants accounts in early. Please remember me to Miss Nellie and to Mr. Sargent. X hope you hâve a lovely summer at Vacation and I shall think you among the pines and redwoods^ .*. >, -y?y- |