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seen before in any market. Chinese cloth, cotton, thread & Chinese merchandise was on display. The long Chinese swords in wooden sheaths were offered for sale. [[strikethrough]] Some of the [[/strikethrough]] Dried salt fish & salt in blocks was a common product in the market. Some of the natives affected a soft brimmed straw hat of immense size, the sides of which were folded down almost like our sun-bonnett. The bright yellow robes of piest [[sic]] added much color to the market scene. All of the tribes people here chew the beetle nut both [[symbol: male]] and [[symbol: female]], their mouths being stained dark red & their teeth black & they expectorate a blood-red fluid. The Chinese here smoke opium at the tea-shops in public & most of this race are said to be addicted to the habit. The number of races here are at least half a dozen. There are Shans, Chinese, Panthays or