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the Far East, and clear np as well some stubborn 

 occidental misapprehensions concerning a country of 

 which we talk so much and know so little. 



Standard. 



Mr. Jernigan is an American, who dates from 

 Shanghai, and he is evidently thoroughly well in- 

 formed on his subjects. His book is a treasury of 

 valuable facts as to the laws and constitution of 

 China and the social conditions of the Chinese. 



Westminster Gazette. 



In view of the approaching era of commercial and 

 industrial development in China, and the obstacles 

 presented by the Chinese language to those who 

 desire to obtain a knowledge regarding Chinese law 

 and commercial practice at first hand, this book is 

 both exceptionally timely and valuable. 



Dun's International Review. 



The thing essential in compiling a book of this 

 kind is sympathetic perception, and Mr. Jernigan has 

 evidently cultivated this faculty during his residence 

 in China with no little success. 



London Times. 



The work is an excellent presentation of the 

 whole Chinese system in clear and plain statement 

 and is a work alike interesting and valuable for the 

 information which it aflords. 



St. John Gi.obe. 



The general reader will welcome the present 

 volume, seeing that it deals largely with those 

 facts regarding China which undergo little change, 

 and which are from their very nature least susceptible 

 to foreign influences. 



London .\nd China Telegraph. 



