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CUI BONO? 



T may well be asked, What were the 

 results of all this dog-travelling? What 

 were the returns for all these hardships 

 and risks, as well as for the considerable ex- 

 pense that must necessarily have been in- 

 curred. 



These trips were not taken in the pursuit 

 of scientific objects, even if missionaries 

 have made rare discoveries, and have added 

 much to the sum total of the world's knowl- 

 edge. They were not taken by mere seekers 

 after the precious metals that nature had 

 hidden away in the remote regions, still un- 

 explored, and yet the news of the existence 

 of some of the finest mines in the world has 

 come through missionaries. These men 

 were not fortune-seekers, for their lot was 

 to live among a people so poor that the 

 richest of them could carry all of their pos- 

 sessions on their backs, with the exception 

 of their dogs. 



Yet judging by the results accomplished, 

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