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four inches above the ankle, just missed the big tendon, and came out on the 

 other side just half an inch above the ankle bone. Luckily no bones or im- 

 portant sinews and blood vessels were struck and so the wound although rather 

 painful is not serious. iVs soon as the accident happened I applied first aid and 

 struck out ahead of my stuff for this place and a doctor. The wound is healing 

 nicely but the doctor says that it may be several months before I get full use 

 of my foot and that I will most likely have a slight permanent limp. However, 



Fig. 34. — A widow's arch. Yochow district, China. (Photograph by Hoy.) 



I am hoping that it won't interfere with my collecting, but even if I won't be 

 able to do much walking myself I have one man who is a crack shot with the 

 shot gun and another that is fair with the rifle, so I ought to be able to get 

 specimens anyhow. My trip down from Iningchow was rather uneventful 

 except for the above accidents. We were under military guard all the way from 

 there to Kuikiang. The country, it seems, is full of disbanded Northern soldiers 

 who have driven out the natives and occupied their farms. Consequently it 

 is dangerous for even natives to travel through that region. The final explana- 

 tion given me, as to the reason of the escort, was that it was feared that my 



