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bear & a small species of [[mutyjau?]] different from the common one. The [[Drovchow?]] language extends only about 20 miles in a radius from the city beyond which to the north there is Amoy language which is very different & cannot be understood by the Methodist missionaries or the Foochow chinamen. The difference is as great as between English & French. This sort of language difference extends all over China. The Mandarin or official Chinese is understood by Educated Chinese in cities to a few individuals only however & is not understood in the country by coolies at all. There are seven different tones in Foochow for each word giving it very different meanings & this makes the language very difficult for a foreigner. In other Chinese dialects there are usually only 5 tones. (25) Took up all the traps & moved camp over to Ling [[Suih?]] monastery. The tigers did not
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