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Show CHINA THE 'LAND OF DUCKS. Staple Article -dt 'Food for Resident of Celestial Empire. There are more ducks in China than tin all the rest or tho world. China, literally. Is whlto with these birds, and day arid night tho country resounds with dhelr metnlllc and scornful voices. Chncren herd .'ducks on every road, on every pond, on every farm, on very lake, On every river. There ie no back yard without Its duck house. Thero Is no bout, little or big, without with-out Its duck quarters. Kven In tho eltles of China ducks abound. They dodge between the coolies' legs. They flit squawking out of the way of the horses. Their Indignant In-dignant quack "Will not unseldom drown the roar of urban commerce. All over tho land there aro great duck hatching establishments, many of them of a capacity huge enough to produce C0.O00 young ducks overy year. The Chinese dut'k'ls extremely ton-dor ton-dor and dellcate the best tamo duck for eating In the world. Duck among .the Chinese Is the staple delicacy. It is salted and smoked llko ham or bcef.and duck eggs are eaten as chicken chick-en eggs are In America. |