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 A FARMHOUSE IN THE HAKKA COUNTRY, SOUTHERN CHINA.

illustration of the Patriarchal system. When a son marries and brings home his wife, he literally brings her home—that is, to his father's house; but a new gable is added to those in existence, and the house increased for the accommodation of the new family, a custom which has its counterpart in Italy and other parts of Europe to-day.