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Show which means ''differing not much", that is, "only slightly wrong". The following sentences, each with only one letter wrong, come under this class: - Munchuria is my ancestral home. ("Munch" - uria, the ancestral home of every normal boy!) The philosopher has shown many shinning routes for us to walk on. (That extra " n " puts the philosopher down on his knees,-rather Episcopaliy.) A strick teacher is a terror to students. (Seeing1 ourselves as others see us.) This is a battle of blue ink. (The pen is mightier than the sword!) The boy is in search of stumps. (Woodman, spare that tree,-and join our Philatelic Club.) International problems are discussed by the League of'Notions. (So true that it's not funny.) Some of the sentences tell quite definitely what the boys are thinking. There are a few like these: - Many girls appearance are very pretty. The actors performance an intense loving between the young man and lady. I am intense love my darling. And literally hundreds of the following type: - We are eager for the news about China and Japan. We cannot give up any part of our country. The partiotic young men in China are eager to fight with Japan in South Manchuria. I am very eager to fight against the Japanese. Japanese is also the descendants of yellow race, but more cruel than Chinese. This is the last opportunitv to save our country. Japan and England are the invaders of the world. Japan extends her regions. Manchuria now is belonging to Man-Chow-Kuo, but we don't consider it so. Japan takes the Three Eastern Provinces. That is on a small scale to take the world. We must struggle to save our country. The Chinese Republic should not give up to the Japanese. Japanese want to widespread their country. You might reply that I am not like when a man ask you this, are you like Japan? Japan conquer our ancestral country, that is a very remarkable thing. Why? We still sleep away the hours?! Such feelings are very much in the foreground these days. One day one of the boys made this sentence using the word "native". "Foreign things are not as good as native ones." As I wrote it on the blackboard I said, " I t ' s correct grammatically, but is it true?" Some of the class didn't answer, some answered, "No", but one hot young patriot on the front row came out with a strong "Yes". "I've just rented a Chinese house and have been getting things for i t , " I said, "When I was getting materials for curtains I bought Chinese materials because |