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Show Again I want to thank all those especially who sent boxes to us; the children do enjoy these foreign things so much and the things they receive at^Christmas time sometimes last all year and are lovingly cared for by the children and members of the family. The many things that have come to help with the school work are also much appreciated and give joy all thru the year. The post cards and magazine pictures are still in great demand: We have been short of them this fall and have kept them for the Sunday School children who have learned their verses, etc., so we will be glad if more_can be sent out. We do appreciate all that the Sunday Schools and Missionary Societies have done for us and send our most grateful thanks to you all. Sincerely yours, Ethel M. Long. THINGS THE HOME BASE CAN SUPPLY. Colored post cards, used or unused. Mark them *'No commercial value'' so no duty will be charged on them. Colored magazine pictures,-of people or with people in them. The whole page can be torn out and sent, for the printing does not spoil the pictures for the Chinese and adds to its size! Cloth, - left-over scraps for patchwork, pieces large enough for bibs, and larger pieces for garments preferably colored. (White is for mourning in China.) Used cotton or woolen cloth for making or lining garments. Heavy white material for stockings, and heavy materials such as denim, serge, etc., for shoes. Handkerchiefs,-of cotton cloth, white or colored: also cloth for making, such. The school children are in great need of these. Dolls,-China heads are very lovely but dolls made of old stockings, preferably white, or cloth, are much enjoyed. No need to make a change of garments for that seems a waste of good clothes to the Chinese!. Toys,-Old ones in good condition: tennis balls, old or new, and rubber balls: mechanical tops, etc. Needles and thread,-for the sewing classes. We can not use foreign thimbles. Tooth brushes. School equipment of any sort, especially that which is used for lower grades, - colored sticks, colored paper for cutting, shears with blunt points, tablets, composition books, pencils, etc. Short ends of pencils are very useful. Soap and towels for the industrial classes. Wash cloths are not much appreciated by the Chinese. Bandages and adhesive tape, old sheets and pillow cases, or soft linen, for the school clinic. Used things, scraps of cloth, cloth-dolls, pictures, etc., have no commercial value and if marked that way will not be dutiable. We sometimes have to pay high duty on things of no marketable value because they have been valued highly on the tags. Please send direct to Ethel M. Long, School of Many Friends, Lintsing, Shantung, China, |
