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“...that the customer, after a shiver or two, will pass into
a state of semi-oblivion. On awaking lie will find the un-
wanted hair removed and the remainder combed with a good
parting; he will leave the shop with a sweet smell of hairoil
tickling his nostrils.
The second type of barber does not attempt to emulate
the superior type in the possession of sprays and scented lotions,
but he tries to remove enough hair to satisfy the customer with-
out causing too much pain.
The third type is very common inland but is less often
seen in cities, near the coast. It is he who is seen near tea-
shops or in any market-place. First he offers a stool to his
customer and then puts a few damp cloths round the cus-
tomer’s neck so as to keep his clothes dry. Next he covers
his patient’s head with a lather from a piece of muddy Sun-
light soap, which looks as if it had seen better days, and then,
much to the pain of the customer, he proceeds with a knife
to rob him of hair and occasional pieces of scalp. He does...”
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Page 327
“...was too. Soon
afterwards Father Christmas came along in a rickshaw with
one “reindeer” drawing him and boys behind hailing his ad-
vent with a gong and bugle, sounding very much like a
demented Chinese funeral.
After Father Christmas had gone, Mr. Martin, by means
of shadowgraphs told us a story about St. George and the
Dragon who would not fight. Mr. Punch introduced us to this.
The test of the day passed quietly enough. We went
to bed early and thus ended our Christmas.
WEDDING AT THE CHINA INLAND MISSION
Chefoo gave away another of its daughters in the
marriage celebrated on Wednesday afternoon, November 18th.
Miss Constance Knight, long known to many Chefoo people,
first as a girl in the School, and recently as a member of the
Prep. School Staff, is surrounded by affection and good wishes
as she leaves us, and the bridegroom, Mr. N. J. Amos, equally
gets our good wishes. It was a special satisfaction that the
bride’s mother, Mrs. Knight, at one time Principal of the
Girls’ School, was...”
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