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THE CHINA MAIL.

BIRTE-CONTROL

A VITAL PROBLEM,

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FLAIN STATEMENT.

A CHINESE LADY.

LOVE LETTERS

A CHARMING BOOK.

two ladies; Dr. Mary Scharfies and Dr. Marie Stopes, strongly maintain opposing views. Dr. Scharlieb writes with a moral earnestness that cannot fail to evoke warm admiration as she. Protests against limitation of faunties. But she is inconvincing on the`ques- tion of over-population. It may be that In a review of "The Control of

"The Tove Letters of a Chinese ́intensive cultivation, chemical and Farenthood," by various writers, electrical, is in its infancy," and that Lady" translated by Rzabeth Edited by James Marchant. (G. P. "any talk of inefficient production Cooper, is a very charming volume Putnam's Sont; 7% 64 net), the is premature. But what is to be both in its unique contents and in the Time Literary Supplement says **.. done, her critics will ask, when such way it is produced by the publisher, The discussion of fundamental-talk is no longer premature? With T. N. Fouls (68. net). Reproductions problems is admittedly difficult; the the exception of Mr. Harold Cox, quaint Chinese-prints give; a attitude of delicate reserve in such, who is a convinced Malthusian, the proper atmosphere to the story. matters which has become men who contribute to the present The Letters are a fragrant revela-l

English tradition is both volume write more guardedly than the tion of the soul of a little Calnese

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come times when it is neces suggests that the dangers to health a Chinese family of fank. The writer sary to take risks, because new dis-associated with birth control are has love and humour in her heart, coveries or charged conditions make in a process of being reduced, and ad, is glad to make her|| FRENCH necessary a re-examination of some against them must be set

the Acquaintance.

THE WRITER OF THE LAWYER. * principle of conduct.

deterioration of health involved in The war has made us realize in #too frequent maternity."" But

We get too few books ofthis sort, disagreeable way that Europe, with the substitution of mechanical con- and yet they are most helpful in un- a population more than double that trol for moral control can never be derstanding the minds of those who of the Napoleonic era, is partly regarded with entire equanimity." Alive in other lands than ours, and dependent for food supplies en the mere natural history view of marri whose ways are not our ways. They rest of the world, and that Arberica, age and children cannot be adequate.show, too, that essential things and with its rapidly increasing population, We are mind-and-body creatures; the deep things of the heart know no will soca have no suples earn to greatest thing in human life is love, boundaries of sex or land. The m expert. Some, economists we may and we must do nothing to spoil itsiversal spirit dwells in all hearts

ñor.that her speech is not stored full cite Mr. Keynes-who seek to dis- perfection. Professor Leonard Hill whatever tongue they speak, cover the ultimate rather than the states biological and psychological The translator tells us that the of-wisdom, but she talk and we proximate causes of the war, suggest facts clearly and concisely. Both letters in her book."were shown me must sten."

**„The new member of the family that the inequalities and excesses of men and women are affected in by the writer's busband many years racial fertility bad upset the balance character by the use of preventives, after they were written. They were is a great success

AN INTERESTING" TABULASHON. “ "To me she is the light of this old of Europe. The future stability of through the lack of the discipline written by Kwei, the wife of a very the world is, in the opinion of some which comes of the upbringing high Chinese official, to her husband palace. She is the true spirit of

Some of our financial and repara, thoughtful observers, menaced by of children, the development of when be accompanied his master, laughter, and When the happy laugh the desire of the yellow races qualities of unselfishness and sacri- Prince Chung, on his trip around the gods rejoice." She is continually tions experts have tabulated the to find regions where they fice." &c. He concludes by suggest the world. She was the daughter in disgrace with thine Honourable various war debts of the principal man Mother, and now the Elder One has Alfed and Associated Powers (EG. may be fruitful and multiplying that, if they were to emigrate of a Viceroy of Chih-li If it cannot be said that the world is the young people of overcrowded most advanced for his time decided that both she and Mabell, thy cluding Russia's), together with their

cannot be cities would "secure room for a already over-populated,

sister, sbal learn a text from the respective, shares of the proposed denied that the pressure on its food healthy natural sexual life a moreWithin the beautiful home of her sage Confucius each day for German indefiosity (at its cipitalosed ST. SOPHIA IN DANGER.supplies is dangerously heavy, or that virile character, and far greater husband, high on the mountainside penance.

value) Allowing in each case for this country, where the population happiness,"

outside the city of Su-Cha, she lived "Liti takes her duties now most both factors, one arrives at the has more than trebled during the The three essays contributed by the quiet, sequestered life of the seriously, these same duties consist last century, is no longer in a position Christian ministers are all of great high-class Chinese woman, attending fag of dressing for the day. When following positions for the several to feed itself. Experts take the most value. We have already indicated Dr. to the household duties, which are all things are in place shares a diverse views as to the possibility of Inge's standpoint. It is not shared by not light in these patriarchal homes, being glorified, a thing of beauty increasing the food supply of man- Principal Garvie or Dr. F. B. Meyer, where an incredible number of people from her glossy hair to the toe of "Art thou not tired of that far-off kind. Professor Arthur Thomson in whose attitude is substantially identic live under the same rooftree. The her embroidered shee. the book before us claims that "Men-al. To quote from Principal Garvie sons bring their wives to their delism alone will serve for centuries, if there be adequate reasons for father's house instead of establishing country? Each time I break the but when we remember that accord restriction of the family the method separate homes for themselves seal of thy dear letrer I say. Per a paper by Mr. Harold Balme dealing struction of the famous Cathedral Ling to Dr. Inge, the natural rate of must be worthy of moral personality. Some of the quaintest things in these haps this time it holds for me my

"the British with "The Advance of Medical Mosque of St. Sophia at Constan- increase would cause

In the limitation of associa- letters are the hits "of news which happiness. It will say, "I am com Education in China." There was a tinople. It is asserted that since Isles to have to support some 750 tion to the periods when conception the wife sends to her husband of his ing home to thee. I am longing for

that message.

Let me hear distinguished gathering present 1453 when the Tarks gained po millions of human beings before the is less likely to take place there is an mother's sharp tongue

that thou art coming, man of mine, TER FIRST LETTER. In the course of his address Dr. session of the Byzantine capital they end of the next hundred years," the exercise of self control; theras no

and I will gather dewdrops from the The first letter begins thus pe Balme said, as one studied the de- have done pratically nothing to pre- question of checks to fertility be interference with the natural process;

cherry trees and bathe me in their velopment of a great people such as

there is a readiness to accept, the **My dear one,

It is suggested in one quarter that, The natural checks of the past burden of parenthood if it should

The house on the mountain top thee close to me

perfume to give me beauty that hold those of Chins, one was at first in serve the structure of the Cathedral. comes urgent

Their efforts have mainly been spent

subject to the payment by Germany has lost its on! It is nothing but clined to wonder that a country within altering as far as possible the Cathe have been famine, disease, infanticide, come.

"I have received thy letter telling of a moderate amount to France, and war, none of which civilized

Principal Garvie writes as a Chris palace with empty windows. Igo such a magnificent history, such andral inside, effacing the wonderful old } humanity can contemplate without tian philosopher. Dr. Meyer, on the upon the terrace and look over the the thou wilt not be here until the i and of analler amounts to Italy and reverence for scholarship, should Byzantine mural paintings and distay. Is it legitimate to replace other hand, has sought to give prac valley where the sun sinks a gold-red summer comes. Then, I must tell Belgium, the remainder of these verschided medicine from the mosaics and changing the orientation these terrible agencies by birth con tical advice with the utmost clear ball, casting long purple shadows there, the flowers are budding, the order to effect a speedier recovery of thee my news, as the springtime is mutual debts should be cancelled, in domain of culture and education, of the internal arrangements. They trol? It is well known that of lateness. As he himself says, The the plain. Then I remember that grass is green, soon the plum-tree not only European but world, finsace and should have regarded the can hardly be blamed for the latter mechanical methods of preventing foregoing paragraphs have been thou art not coming from the city to the courtyard will be white. I am and trade. It should not be forgotten the determination to conception have been discovered extorted from the writer by the con- me, and I say to myself that there jealous of this paper that will see the that while this country during the physician as occupying a rank 'not when once far removed from that of the as- change the Catherdal into a Mosque which are comparatively inoffensive viction that vast numbers of men are can be no sunset to gladden my eyes delight and joy in thine eyes. trologer or fortune-teller. It was pro-was taken into consideration, in use, and that certain medical groping for inflammation on these sub- unless I share it with thee.”

In the evening I watch the rice war made advances to its Allies with- bably well known to all that for but the present condition of preparations serve the same end.jects, and are often driven to obtain In another letter she recalls to her boats pass along the canal, where out binding them to derate all the several centuries Chinese medical the structure and in lamentable Can the textbooks had been accurately des neglect is a matter of international marriage be regarded as morally ance and inexperience. Dr. Meyer "Can I ever forget that day when the water is green and silvery like proceeds to the purchase of British cribing the symptoms of many diseases commonly ruet with in the regret. Earthquakes have done their allowable or eugenically sound? has been singularly successful in dis-first I came to my husband's people? the new leaves of the willow, and I war and other goods, America insisted pended exclusively in Ainerica More country; whilst the great Chinese share towards shaking the foundations day, 36 am the writer in the cussing some of the most delicate I had the one great consolation of say, "Perhaps when you return that all her advances should be ex-

present volume would allow self problems of married life. His franica bride, my parents had not sent me shall be the mother of a child.

Ah! I have told them. Does it over, a large portion of the money we Pharmacopoeia, which was compiled and damaging the structure and now restraint should be practised as an atatements violate none of its sancti- away empty-handed. The procession bring thee happiness, my lond? Does hortuwad from Americs we borrowed nearly 700 years ago, contained an expert examination, it is said, excellent moral discipline which ties He has obviously been fre was almost a 2 in length, and it make a quick little catch in thy on behalf of our Allies and re-kaned to

increases a number of drugs now universally shows that about a million sterling

by spiritualizing the quently asked for advice, and his watched with a swelling heart the breath? Does the pulse quicken at them used, whose action was already will be needed for restoration and happiness of conjugal love. But, as conclusions are plainly the result of many tens of coolice carrying my the thought that soon thou wilt be a thoroughly understood in China at strengthening of the foundations. It the Dean of St. Paul's, from whom much patient study and thought. household goods. that time. But the difficulties which is hardly likely that the Allied Gov. we are quoting, says, "no one who There is no trace of false asceticism "There were the silken coverlets father? Thou wilt never know what prevented any attempt at human ernments will be able to contribute has had experience and received the to his teaching; his sympathies are for the beds, and they were folded dissection, and the lack of intimate to any great extent.

confidences of others will advocate wide, his outlook. liberal; he might to show their richness and carried acquaintance with physical science,

the complete separation of husband be a physician of the bodies no less on red lacquered tables of great "He is here, beloved, thy son! 1 restricted the Chinese physician to

and wile for long periods, or even than of the souls of men and women. value. There were the household put out my hand, and touch him, and Ses a pin and pick it u all the day. philosophic speculation and empirical What Mr. Averill Harriman, permanently; and, short of this. On the main question many will utensils of many kinds, the vegetable the breath of the wind through the you'll have good luck; pectation, whilst the fact that any head of the American Ship and Com-abstinence is no solution of the pro- possibly accept not his advice, but dishes, the baskets, the camphor pine trees brings the music of the

See a pin and let it lay, bad luck one was at liberty to style himself a merce Corporation, said at the din- biem of population.

that of Dr. Inge. The writings of wood boxes containing my clothing. Gods' to me. He is high and strong you will have all day. doctor naturally prevented the build- ner of the National Merchant Marine

We trust that we have given no each deserve earnest attention. tens upon tens of them; and I said - and beautiful. ›I see, in his eyes as

Elightly ungrammatical and a bed ing up of a professional spirit, or the Association, must have been a very offrace in thus plainly stating the From what has been said it will within my heart, as they passed me in a mirror the reflection of thy dear development of a sense of trusteeship. sad blow to the fire-eating advocates nature of the question which the be clear that this little book deserves by, Enter my new home before me face, and I know heils-mme and thyme but this jingle may be the After referring to the pioneer work of the United States Mercantile writers in "The Control of Parents to be widely read. We know of no Help me to find a loving welcome. thine, and we three are one. He is solution, neverthelem, of the mystery of Thomas Colledge, of the East Marine, although it was no more than hood" consider. It is one which volume of the kind that could be "Then at the end of the chanting my joy, my 300, my first born. I am Where do all the pins go to 1" India Company, in 1827, of Peter, good horse sense, and well known to must be approached with reverence more profitably studied by young procession I came in my red chair tired, my lord, the brush is heavy, They are picired up by amperstitious nable surgeon from the United all their sound shipping men. He is and, we may add, caution by men married people anxious to help one of marriage, so closely covered I but it is such a happy, happy tired people. And few there be who, seeing States, and to that of the hospitals a young man who inherited many and women of trained ability. Hasty another to make the love which they could barely breathe. My trembling

Then comes tragedy, My son,pin, will not stoop to pick it up for during the next fifty years, Mr. millions from his father, and has very dogmatism will do more harm than share fruitful in temporal and spirit- feet could scarce support me as they my maa-child is dead. The life has fuck It is doubtful it there is Baime pointed out that it was in patriotically devoted his capital to good, and even its sppearance should ual blessings. It remains to be said helped me from the chair, and my gone from his body, the breath from a more wide spread. superstition 1831 that the first Chinese medi- the advancement of the Stars, and be avoided. The Bishops asserabled that the sensualist will find nothing hand shock with fexy as I was being his lips. I have held him all the than this among English-speaking. cal college wAA established, and Stripes at sea. But he has the com- in the Lambeth Conference last year attractive, in the volume. It is led into my new household.” this marked a new day in the annals mon sense to know that his money issued a report in which all artificial throughout frank, clean, and whole- TRINE AUGUST MOTHER of Chinese medical education. The will not do the slightest good if it is methods of birth control were some; had it been otherwise the lecture then traced the steady thrown away. Therefore, he frankly condemned. That report contained Bishop of Birmingham would hardly growth of the medical schools and told the company that when, a few no adequate analysis of the problem: bave prefaced it by a short introduc- the effect upon medical educa- days previous to the dinner, he had it is an open secret that strong tion. tion produced by the appearance reckoned up things and found that exception was taken to it by some in

ancient civilisation, and such a

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sight close to my heart, and it does peoples. Some say that to get the not give him warmth. They have full benefit of the omen the pin should... The hours of one day are as like taken him from me and told me he be lying with the point toward you

tell thee. The mornings are passed

each other as are twin blossoms from has gone to the Gods. There are at these are fussy people. This the pear tree. There is no news to no Gods. I am slène.

superstition has as its bass a paycholo- in the duties that come to all women night-time when I-am lying lonely, and active that the eye perceived so *I want a God to come to me at gical fact. If the mind is so alert of the body of Chinese medical to use one of his own ships for a whose name it went out, and it can The following announcement is who have the care of a household, men who had received their training certain operation would mean a dead on modern lines, mostly in Europe loss, while he could charter a Briti zot be considered as "final. The made in a London paper with regard and the afternoons I am on the wide-eyed, staring, to darkness, small an object as a dropped pin, it Bishops, no doubt, were rightly to the China Mutual Steamship Co. terrace with thy sister Mahli with all my body aching in the would manually follow that the mans. ship and cover the cost, he had no apprehensive of sexual intemperance. Dividend 3 per cent, and bonus of 50 But first of all thine August touch of tiny hands. I want that would as a rule, accomplish a success- and America, and who subsequently. formed themselves into a National alternative to laying up his own They recognized, as must ali per cent. (together 55 60. per share) Mother must be made

God who says "I give tace peace total day's work. com. Medical Association of China. The vessel and chartering ours. Of course, thoughtful men, that the possibility on ordinary, making 55 12s per share fortable for sleep, and then, the and close by my pillow and touch The ides, that he should pick up vast importance of preventive me in spite of all he has done, he will of employing contraceptives may for year; 3 per cent. (di. 6d. per share) peace, indeed is a wonderful pers my wearied eyelids and bring me

the pin is a survival from the days diese in the uplift of China is cow be bitterly attacked as un increase immorality Burt nation on ordinary"B" for half-year, mak I must tell thee that the brother, rest

miliarly being kept to the front, and patriotic, but there are many who cannot be kept ignorant in such ing 8 per cent, for year; £642,143 Chib-Pat, will soon be married.", a A sequel to this book has also been when ins were objects of

published, entitled My Lady of the value compared to what there is no subject in which the will read the reason aright, modern Chinese are more intensely future of the United States at se matters; and though the Bishop of building suspense account, £290,530 Soon the bride will be have

London would make the sale of comforward,

Many tales have been brought us of Chinese Courtyard," and contains and peaking up the let par interested. He concluded by appeal depends on the reduction of costs, traceptives illegal, experts believe lo

her great beauty, and we hear she letters to her mother-in-law/written that the ZIEN WAS, HATING, log for the sympathetic support of not on legislation.

that the effect of such legislation A London contemporary prints has much education. Thine August 25 years after those in the first book. I observing an the profession to aid in the develop

would be to increase the practics the following as a preliminary hist of Mother is much disturbed over the In these she clings to the best things Fluccassini's day. ment of the work now being carried cal practitioners to co-operate with of abortion. By a strange oversight firms now definitely associated with latter, as she says, and justly too, in the old customs and traditions of ·KKING CONînection

the Chinese in the establishment of no condemnation of this grave evil, the British side of the Chinese Char that over-learning is not good for her race. The following resolution, proposed medical schools in which the highest though it is deplorably prevalent in tered Corporations British American | worzen by Sir Alfred Pearce Gould, was standards are set, this meeting of some parts of England, appeared in Tobaco, Sun Insurance, Arthur |-- But I—I am secretly delighted. unanimously carried: --

members of the British medical the Lambeth Conference report. Balfour & Co. (steel manufacturers, and Mah-hi, thy sister, is transported Having heard with pleasure of the profession desires to place on record The nine says which are con Sheffield), Turton Bros. Babcock and with joy. I think within our bearts March 31 has been appointed sympathetic interest of the Chinese an expression of its sympathy with tained in the volume before us reach Wilcox, United Glass Bottle Mann way are glad that there will be Catholic Press Day" on which the Government in the development of this effort, and its willingness to a high level of excellence. Two of facturers, Ltd. Boage, Roberta & Co, three instead of two to bear the devout in Hongkong are culained to modern medicine In Chips, and of promote in every way possible the especial value are by biologists; two (chemicals, Stratford). Several other burden of the disc the steps which have already been advance of medical education in are by women, and three by clergy firms, are expected to join in the Honourable: Moth taken by British and American medi- China.

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