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is not bright enough to do the job, but cannot be sure yet. I bought lumber 

 with which to make boxes in which to ship the leopards, and other specimens. 



April 11. During the last three days 1 have been packing specimens, and 

 having the oilcloths repaired. Some of the oilcloths are in bad condition, but 

 I am repairing them rather than securing new ones. 



It rained hard all day yesterday. I was innoculated for typhoid Tuesday 

 evening and felt very poorly yesterday. 



The netter worked today again. 



April 12. One man went after water insects today, and did not get many. 

 Another man went after flying insects and did not return with his catch. I wrote 

 to the postmaster today, and if he says it is safe to ship specimens, I'll soon 

 send the largest box I have yet sent, one containing two leopard skeletons, and 

 some other specimens. 



There is evidently civil war in the northern part of the Province, but this 

 city does not seem to be distrubed much about it. Almost every day I am making 

 preparations of some kind for the collecting next summer. 



Took one anthropometrical measurement. 



April 15. Had one netter working near Suifu today. Secured a small mammal, 

 Mammal No. 237. 



I am getting scared lest the Smithsonian Institution will not back up the 

 collecting'expedition to Moupin next summer. It ought to yield the richest re- 

 sults yet'secured. A steamer with mail sunk in the langtse River, so Smithsonian 

 letters may have been lost. 



April 14. The collector Shiao secured so little that it seemed evident 

 that it was a waste of money to employ him, so I paid him off and sent him home. 

 He is not bright. It takes a littie brains to net or collect any kind of speci- 

 mens. Filled boxes 265 bones, 266 ratskins, 267 bones, 268 animal skins, 269 

 leopard skin, box Ho. 270 ratskins, 271 fish- 272 birdskins , and 275 leopard 

 skeletons . 



April 15. I have been a little under the weather during the past few days. 

 Took a dose of salts this morning. Spent some time putting final labels and 

 wrappings on several boxes of specimens. 3 0 x no. 275, containing two leopard 

 skeletons, is the largest and heaviest that I have sent. 



I received word from the postoffice that it was not accepting and forwarding 

 packages by parcel post at present. That means that I'll have to wait a while 

 for the next shipment. 



Mail has not been coming up the Yangtse River for some time. 



April 18. Having lost one netter, I am trying to get a new netter that is 

 worth his salt. It Is not an easy task. The last man I tried was practically 



