Show ROUSED INTEREST OF CHINESE appearance of ef white traveler led to Good Natured inquisition by curious farmers farmer A foreign devil the pleasant chinese name for all persons of another is a rare sight in the interior villages of china in some he Is still known only by hearsay the european or the american traveler who t ars arsi enters a remote village excites A much the same interest as the wild man of borneo excites in a country lown here in travel mr william A anderson tells how the nit natives tIves of 0 ft a certain village in north china received h liliu lm and incidentally how he was the means of dispelling a roost most injurious rumor about the anglo saxon knea kne joint seated upon an old millstone in a shaded haded corner of the yard he says I 1 became the object of a good natured inquisition by the curious far farmers mets atho bo casually came to me in ones and in twos until they felt it safe to lie be hold bold then an old man wrinkled like the file neck of a turtle and with eyes twinkling with humor and curiosity darted forth an inquisitive hand and pinched me with his bony fingers instinctively I 1 tightened my muscle and lie emitted a long and appreciative kh ah I 1 waa was then politely requested to lo rise and sit down again the request was made with such gentle earnestness that I 1 complied compiled ah said the old nan man again nodding mth satisfaction 1 I thought it was a lie ile what Is the meaning of that I 1 asked 1 I have always been told he explained led with a deprecatory air that foreigners had no joints in their knees I 1 see now that it must be a ms mistake take because you can bend yours sly aly willingness to enlighten them made us all friends instantly and they advanced upon we me to examine my garments demoe my surf sun helmet balmet to test its 10 weight try the leather leathe of my shoes by scratching them unbutton my coat to see it if I 1 wore an undershirt ask the price of my je clothes lothes and enter into a violent altercation as to their advantage over native garments youths companion |