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MISSIONARY LIFE 
notliing more than administering to others^ wants, 
and is a duty similar to that of clothing the naked 
©r feeding the hungry. 
In warm, dusty countries, where the people sel- 
dom have clothes upon the legs below the knees, 
and at best nothing but sandals on their feet, 
washing the feet often, and especially after travel- 
ing, is conducive to both health and comfort* 
Washing feet in cold water also quenches thirst, 
and washing the whole body does it more eftect- 
ually. I tested this several times when unable to 
quench my thirst by drinking alone. 
Their method of expressing grief and sorrow is 
ancient. When in great grief, or trouble, they 
put on the coarsest clothes they have, throw ashes 
and dirt upon themselves, dishevel their hair, and 
smite upon their breasts. When mourning for 
the dead with their mourning habiliments upon 
them, and their hair on end, wringing their hands 
and smiting upon their breasts, they look like a 
bundle of misery most ungracefully put together 
— whether so in hearty does not always appear 
