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2. Those who live near rivers, lakes, or seas ought to move before the 24th 

 of September of this year to the high hills, but not to the sides of cliffs. 



3. If there are no hills nearby, then the people should move onto ships, the 

 ropes of which must be fastened very strongly. 



4. Those who live near cliffs should move to the plains, 



5. Those who live in high brick buildings should move into smaller and lower 

 houses. 



6. It will be best to live in thatched huts, if available. 



7. Old people and younger children should put on warmer clothes before the 

 15th of the 8th moon of the older calendar. 



8. Those who usually fear cold weather should prepare some good wine and 

 put it in a bamboo or tin tube for the purpose of keeping away cold. 



9. Pregnant women should prepare a good deal of milk, mixed with boiling 

 water, and then keep same in a bamboo or tin tube for use during the tribulation. 

 Also, some good wine should be put into the milk in order to avoid injurious 

 effects. 



10. Milk should be purchased for children, and the milk should be mixed with 

 boiling water before the i6th of the 9th moon of the old calendar. When they 

 are hungry, the milk may be given to them. If the milk is too cold for children, 

 their urine may be poured in to make it warmer. 



11. In the places where no milk is available, lotus-root flour should be 

 obtained and mixed with boiling water before the 15th of the 8th moon. If no 

 lotus-root flour is available, well-cooked congee may be used instead. If people 

 fear the coldness causing trouble to their stomachs, some cardamon flour may 

 be poured in, or ginger water may be used to mix the lotus-root flour. 



12. The food which should be prepared varies at various places. At any rate, 

 locally available food should be secured and made into a quality neither dry 

 nor wet. Food which can be eaten when cold is best for preparation. 



13. The prepared food should be sufficient for five or six days' use, and must 

 be brought with the persons. 



14. If no water is available when one is thirsty, one may drink one's own 

 urine. One should also prepare some capsicum to quench one's thirst. Only 

 one or two seeds of capsicum should be used at a time. 



15. After the great tribulation (or calamity) neither dry nor food difficult-to- 

 digest should be eaten, but only vegetables and porridge may be taken. Within 

 three or four days after the great tribulation, one should not eat too much. 



16. When the great tribulation comes on, each person should remain in his 

 own place, and should not move away during these days. Those who are out- 

 side should not enter the houses ; those who are inside should not go out of 

 the houses. Although one may have relatives at other places, one should not 

 go to see them. When any sound is heard, no one should look out, lest the 

 fatal punishment of the angels and the heavenly soldiers fall on them. 



July 13, 1923. 



Published by the International Union of Six Sages, 

 Cheng tu, Ssechwan, China. 



A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE COMING GREAT TRIBULATION 



The genuine doctrine of God has come down in Gaengtu, Szechwan, China. 

 As God witnesses for his doctrine, he will show great wonders. People of all 



