3IO PRESS OPINIONS 



It is pleasant to be able to record that success has 

 attended Mr. Jernigan's efforts, and that from his 

 pages one may glean not merely knowledge of the 

 political and commercial life of the country, but a 

 better understanding of the Oriental mind. 



The Outlook. 



In this admirable work Mr. Jernigan, who has long 

 held a high position in the United States Consular 

 service in China, has contributed a volume which will 

 be indispensable to every student of the civilization of 

 the Far East. 



Independent. 



The book shows throughout an intimate knowledge 

 either of the facts themselves or of authoritative 

 sources of information, and where it ventures on 

 hitherto unexplored paths seems to deserve confident 

 acceptance. 



The Churchman. 



Mr. Jernigan gives us as much information as can 

 well be given in the same space ; but his book is no 

 mere collection of facts. The Chinaman's point of 

 view and the Chinaman's character are so well shown 

 that his customs and laws do not seem strange. 

 Christian Advocate. 



Careful study has been given to the subject by Mr. 

 Jernigan and has resulted well as a valuable work. 

 New York Herald. 



This book has the merit of treating within a single 

 pair of covers matter that has hitherto been scattered 

 through a dozen or more volumes .... We have 

 confidence in the accuracy of the work and Mr. 

 Jernigan has used the material from other writers as 



