Viewing page 105 of 162

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

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