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ready and China's wounded can today be counted in the millions. What you can do to help them must be left to you. In general it is best to give money only privately, or through some reliable organization, such as the United China Relief.

After a time, however, you will discover that Chinese peasants and workmen are almost never demoralized. They keep their chins up, take what comes, help each other out, and live with amazing contentment amid the terrific struggle for the bare necessities of life.

You'll have other surprises, too. But they need not shock you if you are ready to admit that people may be the same at heart whatever their custom. Thus you will see mothers nursing their babies in public. Men and boys will relieve themselves wherever and whenever nature 12