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Subsistence iu China includes two distinct causes of expense — that 

 food which you provide and that which is provided for you. The 

 party was supplied with staple articles of foreign food — flour, sugar, 

 coffee, and a small amount of canned goods. In addition to these, 



Route, Sept. to 

 June,l903-0< 



Mountains 



Fig. 6. — Route in Eastern China, September to June, 1903-1904. 



fresh meats and vegetables were purchased en route. Though thus 

 prepared to live on its own resources, the party was often furnished 

 with food and lodging at official cost, and for this it was proper to 

 pay an amount estimated equivalent to the service rendered. Wine, 



