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There is a full moon now, and bright, clear nights, so that we are securing 

 no night moths. 



Aug. 20. Mailed boxes 417-419, also the diary covering the lupin expedition. 

 I took a collecting trip to the Suifu hills . I have been watching for a moth 

 resembling the lunar moth but far more rare. Dr. Simpkins got one yesterday 

 but will not part with it. 



Aug. 21. Spent all my spare time working over the Smithsonian accounts . 

 I am moving to another house. I will vacate half this house now, and the rest 

 after my return from my next trip. 



Aug. 21. The matter collected on the Suifu hills. 



Aug. 22. Labelled and mailed box 420, Insects 



Yang Fong Isang was in good health this morning and helped me pack for 

 the trip south of Suifu. After he had eaten his dinner, he became very sick 

 with severe pains in his bowels. * had gone out to mail a box of specimens 

 and to secure an official document that would make possible an escort when 

 it might be needed. When ^ang became ill, he came to my house looking for 

 me. Failing to find me, he threw himself down on the floor in the front 

 hall in front of my study door. He and the Chinese thought he was about 

 to die. The fact is that many Chinese die suddently from such diseases. 

 When I came home, I gave him a good dose of epsom salts. He again lay 

 down in the hall in front of my study door. Soon afterwards he began 

 to vomit, and vomited out all the food and medicine in his stomach. Later 

 I gave him three laxative pills and some other medicine . In a little 

 while he said he was feeling a trifle better but was still feeling very 

 badly. I gave him plenty of cool water to drink. He soon went off into 

 a deep sleep. N 0 w he is much better, but we had an bnxious hour or two. 



