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in the possession of Gloeothece fuscolutea, 

 whose soft, blue -green, gelatinous colo- 

 nies floated in extensive layers on the 

 surface of the water. 



During the morning we had one of 

 our numerous "experiences." While 

 engaged in our work we observed a 

 Chinaman come out of his house and 

 begin solemnly to walk back and forth 

 along the ridges of the field. Over his 

 shoulder he carried a long pole to which 

 were suspended some queer looking ob- 

 jects. He then set up a howling or 

 wailing that fairly congealed our blood, 

 so weird and uncanny were the sounds. 

 We at once concluded that there had 

 been a death in the Chinaman's family, 

 and, feeling that we were intruding on 

 his most sacred feelings, we lowered 

 our voices to whispers and prepared to 

 depart. At that moment another Chi- 

 naman came toward us and we tried to 



