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WANDERINGS IN CHINA. 
Chap. IV. 
CHAPTER IV. 
Land at Cliusan — Description of the Island — Town of Tingliae — 
Agriculture — Staple Productions — Hemp Plants — Palm of 
which Ropes are made — Trefoil cultivated for Manure — Oil 
Plant — Flora — Hills covered with Azaleas, &c. — The Tallow 
Tree — Green Tea Shrub — Bamboos and other Trees — Fruits 
— Yang Mai andKum-Quat — Inhabitants and Shops in Tinghae 
— English Names on Shop Doors — A new Language — Mode of 
classing Foreigners — Diseases of the Eye common — Salt-making 
— Method of preparing the Vegetable Tallow — Mode of hatching 
Eggs by artificial Heat. 
OuK little vessel being sufficiently repaired, we were 
able to proceed on our voyage. This time we were more 
fortunate, and reached the Chusan gioup 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 
Avith beautiful green grass, trees, and brushwood. I 
returned to the vessel in high spirits, and in a few hours 
afterwards we were at anchor in the fine bay of Chusan. 
Chusan is a large and beautiful island, twenty miles 
