292 OSBECK'S VOYAGE. 



which are the beft days for building, nming, 

 travelling, fowing, offering, bargaining, mar- 

 rying, &c. 



Accordingly their year hath 354 days. 



The 11 days which are wanting are fup- 

 plied every third year, which has 13 months. 

 An example of this is the prefent year 175 1. 



The Chincfe divide the day into 12 hours, 

 beginning at midnight ; accordingly an hour 

 of theirs is equal to two of ours. 



In each town is a tower, and on it an hour- 

 glafs, with fand or water, by which the hours 

 are divided. 



Days 



