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Show IX Dear Ing Hek City, China* 15 robruary 1901 This, has been a bright,wars*day ana even tonight it is net cold enough t o - s t a r t ' a." f i r e , a s is" our usual" custom* I have lived in alaest perpetual s k s h i a e ever since leaving -hoae»and ;;uoh ol tho t M i t is hard* "for m to believe that you are in the land of snow, and ah i l ly VUntervlnd**. iWVtjhi* bfcft are often r;uite cold»however» ' and-nearly every towim ?e *ave a season of sbiverin«;»bafore ,,ettinl; waraed up for the r#ay« * On© * ^ t wear as heavy clothing as at ho»»reven when ^th« sun is btl&M,and sosetl&o* one ^ets pretty hot# l could *istTthat *ny.6tild:>£hM y ' our ^mwMUtl&Hx by layer*as tho Chlnese#do. They may b'Or,tt th* day rtth'^ive'-oit'sU^ayorstand by noon have taken o f f , a l i , b u t one. . __The^ M**- »on the temperature by the number of garments it takes > to ';oep theo^ * a » i It is a peeuUar-taet. that these extra coveringstwaddojo\and f W - I i t W ' ^ ' tneymay be,are ail upper garments,and the lower e:;trehi.ities are^ rather ' scatttlly clothed*- 1 could vrlto at length about Chinese dress»but as t h is l e t t e r Is to be fc©i§e%hi»€ of a t o #W of ray Journey hither, I ^ u s t I r v i ne i^sflf lor ***** rtfriaont back in San Francisco, thats_,bi^. tusex cit;/*_mh houses built on t r i lU so steep » one wonders why.they 4de. not. «lidV~do<m &&m -day"-into- ther sea* The. day vo sailed was beautiful and bright,as nearly every day . - * J*y only idoa of the Chinese* ^outside' of boo.'*s,*as that derived •"• ftoa tb&JjFohn Chinaman of tho American laundrios»no€ a ;<repe*ae38in*£ idea, to te sur#? . On 5tb,ii wharl^was a howling, jabbering .sdfc ol Chinese and Japanese, several hvj.dred of a boa'*f ore Loing on board our steaiaer, the-noble. "llmti ..'on*', ICafuV I was alone in a carriage, and 1 confess" r..y heart* li&fe -'for a :,y.,.ent when 1 realised that this, strange people, were those among whoa T was go itr& t o-11 ve* -' However*''on the stealer we had, % /.ins opportunity $o ol serve the Chinese steerage passengersfand as a l l ei. the servants wore^ Chinese, ve^ soon beeaiae fiUite^'used to thesu The si^bts»sounds 'a.nd, odors' 'in the stOer-afee are beyond desoript ion,. :,and, wo ease t o ^oj|OCT„i^vrW*,ftMf ^ w ^ > . ; ' i Tbo vvoya„a acoross was d e l i r k t i u i . A oalf^way kind of sea-sickness for" a day or twOi':was;-net nearly so bad as I had fearo<$tf>a.:.d after four 'days Oi uneortatnt#*'iA.'hoad and foot not actual, i l l n e s s - - - J beoarie thehoiltfc - l o s t mortal ii/iRr;» w'ith an approtiriato ap^ettto»irh|oh, s t i l l reaains,a^ro- • r% m the*'trip. < * p .,, ';3 ^^ ;>*i/ ;'%'y_r" : ''• -^ -it Senoluiu -it was fao| ar.d i*oor.likht«„ /./e^ s t a t i o n shord^ Over;n1 ttt vat*< friends,and-.slept under a aosquito-nottinj; i;: l a t e ^o^ombef* lioHbliOu |