Chinese Sketches
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1. Front matter2. DEDICATION3. PREFACE4. THE DEATH OF AN EMPEROR5. THE POSITION OF WOMEN6. ETIQUETTE7. ETIQUETTE, NO. II8. LITERATURE9. EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE10. DENTISTRY11. MEDICAL SCIENCE12. MEDICAL SCIENCE, NO. II13. LOAN SOCIETIES14. GUILDS15. PAWNBROKERS16. POSTAL SERVICE17. SLANG18. FORTUNE-TELLING19. GAMES AND GAMBLING20. JURISPRUDENCE21. JURISPRUDENCE, NO. II22. BUDDHIST PRIESTS23. RESPECT FOR THE WRITTEN CHARACTER24. SUPERSTITION25. NATURAL PHENOMENA26. CELEBRATION OF THE NEW YEAR27. THE FEAST OF LANTERNS28. OPIUM SMOKING29. THIEVING30. LYING31. SUICIDE32. TORTURE33. FENG-SHUI34. MONEY35. A DINNER-PARTY36. FEMALE CHILDREN37. TRAVEL38. PREDESTINATION39. JOURNALISM40. FUNERALS41. INQUESTS42. INQUESTS, NO. II43. CHRISTIANITY44. ANTI-CHRISTIAN LYRICS45. CONCLUSION