CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921 — Page 217

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In her employer's house the girl is set to ordmary

domestic duties: he

bons

rehistö

have to do no more than

altend on one of the daughters of the house, of the

may

have a full share of

home where she is only a bery the chances of kindly treatment will be no less at least earn board lodging & clothing. And

anduous than in her prament's home, and tall even to the work will generally be less full share of his housework; but

man in a

troublesome superflenter.

As she grows

up the custom is clear that the employer

suppored

to anist in finding

a suitable

with no stigma of slavery upon her. her husband's family in the usual custome husband: when married the girl joins

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surprising that advantage is latten.

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then?

.

but the efforts to ouffrers malpractices and the

prominence given to cares that are

can

brought to

light very easily strain the perspective by obecuring the wide background where the

exotem is outer beneficial.

The statement is often

The status

seen that the mai

trai custom is forbidden by law in Churid -no puck- was the real slave abolicked during the Empire. the widening

"no puck" to include "mui tral" appears to be ideas amongst European 3.

a

confusion &

& different from that of he offer)

The statues or firm is very distinct in the

gelser Chinese mind; and it would be interesting to

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know the grounds on which the European

forgotten statement rests. There may be some edict teaking with the question if so, it has no effect on this custome: and the only practical Executive effort towards

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