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CHAP. V. 
LAND AT CHUSAN. — DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND.— TOWN OF 
TINGHAE. — AGRICULTURE. — STAPLE PRODUCTIONS. — HEMP 
PLANTS. — PALM OF WHICH ROPES ARE MADE. — TREFOIL CUL~ 
TIVATED FOR MANURE. — OIL PLANT. — FLORA. — HILLS 
COVERED WITH AZALEAS, ETC. — THE TALLOW TREE. —GREEN- 
TEA SHRUB. — BAMBOOS AND OTHER TREES. — FRUITS. — 
YANG MAI AND KUM-QUAT. — INHABITANTS AND SHOPS IN 
TINGHAE. —- ENGLISH NAMES ON SHOP DOORS. — A NEW LAN- 
GUAGE. — MODE OF CLASSING FOREIGNERS. — DISEASES OF 
THE EYE COMMON. — SALT-MAKING, —- METHOD OF PREPARING 
THE VEGETABLE TALLOW. —MODE OF HATCHING EGGS BY 
ARTIFICIAL HEAT. 
Our little vessel being sufficiently repaired, we 
were able to proceed on our voyage. This time we 
were more fortunate, and reached the Chusan 
group of islands in ten days from Chimoo. When 
we neared the islands, I was delighted with the 
change in the aspect of the country; and as we 
anchored off Keto Point, waiting for the tide, 
Captain Landers kindly allowed me to have the 
ship’s boat and crew to go on shore. The first 
glance at the vegetation convinced me that this 
must be the field of my future operations, and I had 
then no doubt that my mission would end most 
successfully. Here the hills were no longer barren, 
but either cultivated, or clothed with beautiful 
green grass, trees, and brushwood. I returned to 
