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surprised to find his books filled by meat powder. This treatment is necessary to preserve the books against the attack of a long silver [[?]] beetle which eats the paper rapidly. In a fortnight's many books may be ruined so that constant vigilance is necessary. The termite is another book destroyer but is easier to guard against + keep from burrowing thru the cases. [[encircled]]21 [[/encircled]]Visited the large native market with WM. A great variety of vegetables + fruits were offered for sale. A fruit like the lichi of the same genus but brown exterior was seen in great quantities. This the logans, mandarin [[?]]custard apples, pine apples, pears, oranges, bananas limes, etc were on sale. A peculiar, nut like black horned pod was seen which Woo said was a lily rhizome or [[?]] + edible. Great quantities of chickens, ducks, geese, pork