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which the Chinese are so fond of teaching, but 

 never trouble themselves about practising. Near 

 the road side, and upon the summit of the hill, 

 on the brow of which the inscriptions on the 

 granite rocks just mentioned were remarked, 

 were several small cone-shaped buildings, re- 

 sembling somewhat the eastern Linguams. For 

 what purpose they had been erected, I could not 

 gain any information ; there were three a short 

 distance apart, close to the road side, and 

 another of large size situated in a very conspi- 

 cuous spot upon the summit of a hill. The 

 Linguams, if they may be so named, are rather 

 more than five feet high, and constructed of 

 brick plastered over; in one the plaster had 

 fallen off, leaving the brick exposed, evidently 

 showing that not much attention was paid to 

 them. At the base of the cone was a small 

 square hole. The one situated upon the lofty 

 summit of a hill, looked like a white conical 

 land-mark ; I did not ascend to examine it. 



