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(7)  Returned to Foochow early with Andrews & Kellogg.
As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain we encountered the heat of Foochow.  Near the road many water wheels run by foot power by both men & women were seen on the borders of fields lifting water up the rice terraces.  The whole apparatus is about 4-5 feet long & can be carried easily from one water hole or dictch to another.  White cow herons were seen sitting on some of the bushes in the fields.  Spent the day labelling & drying bird & mammal skins.  Our route into the city lay over a wide [[strikethrough]] pi [[/strikethrough]] macadam road where rickshaws were seen for first time in Foochow.  There is one carriage & horse in the city.  [[strikethrough]] as [[/strikethrough]] Electric lights are in all the better houses & streets but there are no sewers or water pipes.  The city is protected from fire by fire walls which separate the buildings every few yards.  The old city of Foochow

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