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Title: The Millions 1884
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: China Inland Mission
Subjects: Missions
Publisher: (Philadelphia) China Inland Mission
Contributing Library: Knox - University of Toronto
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es removed to it,when my man arrived. He had been ill on the way, andhad to remain in bed some days. He told me the countrytraversed by him was very mountainous, and crossing wasdifficult, as the roads were narrow and very bad. Hehad also been in danger, having been overtaken by a partyof lawless men, who insisted on riding the animals,whether he would or not. He escaped them by startingfrom the inn in advance, and overtaking another partyof travellers with whom he kept company to the next city.That road has a bad name ; travellers generally go inparties, and carry weapons for defence. The road is mostsuitable for ambushments, as there are thick woods andmuch undergrowth along the route and on the mountains,beside which, the road is so winding, and passes throughso many ravines, that lawless hordes have every advantageover unwary travellers. Hing-gan being a good-sizedcity I spent several days there, selling fairly well each day.There was no rush for books, but a quiet sale, and often
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62 CHINAS MILLIONS. after the books had been well examined I had some oppor-tunities also for preaching, and many listened with atten-tion. This city is built on the right bank of the Han, andthe north gate, and one or two small ones, open on to theriver when it is in flood, at other seasons there is a widestretch of sand between the few houses outside the gateand the waters edge. Boats often lie at the large suburboutside the west gate, as it is just along the bank by therivers side. The east gate has also a suburb of a goodsize, in which are many Mahomedans—some of whomappear to be well-to-do. I had most interesting talkswith many of them. NEIGHBOURING CITIES—INDIA-RUBBER-TREES. A little to the south-west is another enclosed town, whichseems to be a military station, with a few small shops in it,and many inhabitants who are not connected with thearmy. I also visited a Hien sixty English miles distant to thesouth-east, spending part of a day in a town, and anotherday in a Hien, b

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