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Show But building a hospital in a locality where such an institution is unknown and in a country where there is not even a suitable name for such is not easy. Land had to be purchased stealthily, through a converted Mohammedan, Mr. Cloud, and the foreigner paid his first visit to the site at three in the morning on a moonless night, over a year ago. During the years of delay the Pang Chuang buildings were calling for crutches of a kind we did not have, and so several were allowed to crumble. On our premises in the Tehchow south suburb (for more than ten years an outstation) was established, some eighteen months ago, a branch hospital, though the buildings there were ancient adobe structures. Now this branch has become larger than the parent hospital. At the time of writing there are about 70 inpatients there and 20 at Pang Chuang. We are accomplishing the unusual and the unexpected, for, thanks to efficient and satisfactory native assistants, the work in the hospital in this transition year goes on much as of yore, if under considerable difficulty. Though the one hospital is being demolished, and in Tehchow unsuitable and temporary quarters are being used, a considerable medical plant is being operated in addition to the construction work. Hitherto there has been the Williams Hospital at Pang Chuang named after Dr. S. Wells Williams. Hereafter Tehchow will also have the Porter Hospital for Women (perpetuating the foundation labors of Dr H.D. Porter), and a nurse's training school as well as for ( 3 ) |