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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Note 338 — CLXIII. ANOTHER SOLOMON.

Herbert Allen Giles translation

The Chinese distinguish sixteen vital spots on the front of the body and six on the back, with thirty-six and twenty non-vital spots in similar positions, respectively. They allow, however, that a severe blow on a non-vital spot might cause death, and vice versâ. return to text

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