Show CHINA THE LAND OF DUCKS Staple Article of Food for Residents of Celestial Empire There are more ducks In China than In all the rest of the world China literally is white with theso birds and day and night the country resounds with their metallic and scornful voices Children herd ducks on every road on every pond on every farm on every lake on every river There Is no back yard without Its duck house Thoro Is no boat little or big without with-out Its duck quarters Even In the cities of China ducks abound They dodgo between the coolies legs They nit squawking out of tho way of the horses Their Indignant In-dignant quack will not unseldom drown tho roar of urban commerce All over lie land there are great duck hatching establishments many of them of a capacity huge enough to produce 50000 young ducks every year Tho Chinese duck Is extremely tender ten-der and delicate tho best tame duck for eating In tho world Duck among tho Chinese Is tho staple delicacy It Is salted and smoked like ham or beefand duck eggs are eaten as chicken chick-en eggs are In America |