Show THE CHINESE WALL f arx discrepancies s since writing my list last letter from the tower of Plang piang tup tur which was wag forwarded via pekin to shanghai by the kind father who was returning from his mission io a Paris jl have traveled over ovee the site sited and ruins of the ancient outworks out works of the chinese wall proper as faras Sn Su etchen on the ghe border of the desert of kebl kehl or sehimo seh Bel iamo lamo and through the aid of my kind hind friend and interpreter inter pre ter chung woj have collected much valuable information with regard to the object which led jo to the construction of these gigantic barriers which in defiance bf modern engineering still re maln main the great architectural wonders of the world in comparison with which the pyramids and temples of egypt are ate mere specks this curtain wail wall varle varto ia tit distaula dis tansa from the true wall bigna one i imoleta mile mlle ten and for 9 skill iiri lirt id the selection 0 of points poin ifor for defense dere ns ewhen when we ve consider that escalade was wag the only means by which the northern hordes of of Mand nand aud and attempted ija its pa passage age it would have tasked the judgment of a to ts have found a bet butterline better alne jine of defense t the material used for building the first or outer wall was kiln kiin burnt b ricks rieks and its construction was evidently intended t tended to coyer cover the progress of the more U ore substantial inner fortification of tone stone according ltv the information derived from father ing oo 00 e a learned bouse of the buddhist seminary poo the construction of the first wall of a period of eight hun dred arvd years vears during which three million of workmen were constantly employed liike like of america they were obliged to combine the occupation of pf warrior artisan and probably agri culturists 7 durin its progress there were up 1 two thousand forays and di version versions which must have greatly rey re y s carded the work the inner or stone fortification was ca commenced according to the best authenticated accounts about eight hundred years before our eras era and with its completion the chetem temporary i outworks out works of brick were probably f abandoned as its line is through a cou country n bryin jn capable of producing enough 0 o supply the wants of a garrison garr ison isoa such as would be required borits for its defense and alad ahe economy of the thel ancient chinese required that its military pr organizations 9 animations should be self supporting the soldiers off duty engaged in the of the so soil or such 1 leal teal employments as were adapted to the wants of the army I 1 the existence of these two wall wail ahas has led to the discrepancy in the relation of 0 travelers those who have visited it from arom the north and west contending that it ills Is a structure of bri ekin akiu ara aru ili iii ous oua condition iwhite those th rouge touge the be empire on the south bouth that it is built bf tone stone supremely grand in its architectural tec tee tural design and in a wonderful state of preservation considering that the assault assaults sot of time lime and fr the be m machinations of men to accomplish its destruction for at least two thousand r five nive hundred years since i the last stone was wis laid ald aid atta aita california i k t firn tiri r i bt matrimonial CANDIDATE sait SAlt Is IP accustom fair for aalthe all ail abe assemble and an to 1 term tern tempt AM wanting wives bythe bythell by their lr cap lva kiva kivatino iva ting cli ch arms to be made idore more happy kyfor vor von ifon for life says k a french gentleman of the highest character mhd wadah wanah eye eyewitness witness ardd invited by jo ogo go and see sea girls eat sat at twelve wen went as directed ft Q apart of the ground higher th fr rest test ozithe field ilerd where we foung found arft L sixty to oner hundred thomi oman omen 11 11 dressed yi with with good m manners and 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