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Lloyd or Laurel and Hardy and you’ll think you are at home.

Then, too, we are both practical peoples. The Chinese are shrewd businessmen, generous friends, and they be­lieve in having a good time on earth while they are alive. In the main, so do we. They are better than we are, perhaps, at human relationships. They value these above all else, and have learned to get along with people through centuries of getting along with each other. The Chinese family system keeps several generations under the same


American gag—China gag—all same.
American gag—China gag—all same.