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Prof. Charles Moarchand T 57 Prince Stroet, Traits of the Siamese. New York. Next to China, one of the most interAn English Author Wrote: esting countries of Asia is Siam. The "No shade, no shine, no fruit, no flow- the Chinese, and, like the people of the people are Mongolians, closely allied to ers, no leaves-November!' Many Celestial empire, they are quick to learn. Americans would add no freedom from Like the Chinese, also, they are submiscatarrh, which is so aggravated during sive to authority, formerly indicated in this month that it becomes constantly such customs as that of crawling before troublesome. There is abundant proof the king, and still illustrated by the dethat catarrh is a constitutional disease. pendence of all classes upon the influence It is related to scrofula and consumption, of the princes and nobles. being one of the wasting diseases. 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