Creator
M. Seeley Husted
Recipient
[John Muir]
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3by firing guns they can frighten him so that he will leave it alone. Of course the educated ones know what it is but the coohe class fully believe it, and the officials keep up the old custom of firing to satisfy them. I asked an official today, why, if he knew what caused it, did he still fire the guns & would it not be cheaper to teach the poor people what it was? His answer was "If the poor people knew too much they would not be able to control them" And that answer I think answers the question. "Why dont the Chinese advance"?I am afraid I have already taken up too much of your time so hoping you will forgive me I will close.With many good wishes and kindest regardsI remainYours most SincerelyM. Seeley HustedJ. M. CHankowChinaP.S. I am writing to people at Ping Shan trying my level best to procure some specimens for you. M. S. H.03816
Location
Hankow, China
Date Original
circa [1907] Jan 14
Source
Original letter dimensions: 28 x 22.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir16_0553-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, Image 0553
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
