e men are typical tenant farmers
of the Nou-su.]

[Illustration: RATHER A RARE PICTURE OF TRIBES

Three tribes are shown: White Bones (left), attending her mistress, a
Nou-su aristocrat (Black Bones); the children at the right are Hua Miao.]

[Illustration: AUTHOR'S CARAVAN ON THE MARCH

On the main road west of Chung-king--the Author's four-man chair engaged
to "save his face," and his servant's two-man chair, followed by the
coolies.]

[Illustration: THE MEKONG BRIDGE

A drop occurs from 8,000 feet to 4,000 feet, and then a climb again over
precipitous mountains--very hard going--to 8,000 feet. Shrines are at each
end of the handsome suspension bridge.]

[Illustration: THE AUTHOR IN YUeN-NAN

This picture was taken after convalescence in Tong-chu'aniu, just before
the journey commenced from that city to British Burma, as seen in the
second part of "Across China On Foot."

[Illustration: THE UBIQUITOUS WATER CARRIER

Drawing the water and hewing the wood are daily chores in China, mostly
carried out by women--though this is a picture of a man, a half-wit.]

[Illustration: THE WELCOME FAMILIAR TEA-HOUSE

In many provinces of China, tea-houses, of which this one in Eastern
Szech'uan is typical, are to be found about every ten li (3 miles) on
the main road.]

[Illustration: SPECIMEN OF "MAIN ROAD" IN N.E. YUeN-NAN

Taken in the little-known part of Western China, far from any of China's
"great paved highways"; author is in saddle.]

[Illustration: THE OLD-FASHIONED SOLDIER

All foreign travelers are given an official escort in the interior. This
fu-song was a noble warrior! But not a bewilderingly efficient
protector! He was a very lazy rascal!]

[Illustration: FAREWELL TO THE TRAVELER

These people had never seen a white man, their faces show that, at
farewell after a very pleasant stay among them, they were not altogether
broken-hearted to see the author go!]

[Illustration: CONFUCIAN TEMPLE AT TONG-CH'UANFU

Where the Author's life was miraculously saved; first temple in which
the Author lived. Later, in Tibet, his life was again saved.]

[Illustration: ANCIENT TIBETAN PRAYER WHEELS

The prayer wheel plays an important part in religious observances in
Tibet, the ritual often resembling that of the ancient Christian church.]

[Illustration: WATCH YOUR STEP

Picture shows nature of main roads in certain sections of western
China; when the rains c