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seventeen people died here from this cult country to move about in; the 



dreadful disease, but in fact there may moment one leaves the railroad ques- 



die many more, for the fanatical Muham- tions are being asked, and for every little 



madan population persists in hiding excursion special permits are necessary, 



cases of sickness and drinks water from I wouldn't advise any one to select this 



polluted places as if there were not such land for a holiday trip, and I have to 



things as bacilli. The summer lasts very restrain myself not to leave this whole 



long here. All the trees are still in full territory as it is and live somewhere in 



leaf, and where some have fallen, it is more peaceful surroundings, 



not from cold, but from drought. I hope Well, one or two more days and I'll 



we'll soon get a cold spell, so that I can leave by cart for Osh, from there by 



send some scions and cuttings of various packhorses to Kashgar. Some robbers 



things. are reported to be on the road, and they 



My present interpreter is not a genius, murdered some people here these last 



but I'll see how we can plod along, twonights, but a botanical collectorisgen- 



Turkestan certainly is an extremely diffi- erally exempted from those annoyances. 



New Publications 



PRODUCTIVE HORSE HUvSBANDRY, bv Carl W. Gav. Philadelphia and Eondon, J. B. 

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Professor Gay of the University of Pennsylvania states that his purpose in 

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THE CULTURE OF BLACK AND vSILVER FOXES, by R. B. and L. V. Croft. Woodstock, 

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