The book Men And Manners of Modern China was written by author Macgowan, J. (John), D. 1922 Here you can read free online of Men And Manners of Modern China book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Men And Manners of Modern China a good or bad book?
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The moment you overstep the limit they become an intolerable burden and you wish to change them into dollars or ta'els, but then you step ' A thousand cash weigh about 2 lb. 200 MEN AND MANNERS OF MODERN CHINA out of the region of the poor, who never finger such aristocratic coins. If a man were going on a long and expensive journey and planned to take fifty, pounds in cash to meet his expenses, he would have to hire a donkey to carry them, and at the same time engage two soldiers with loaded g...uns to keep them from being plimdered by the way. He would never do anything so foolish. He would elect to take silver taels that he could hide away among his clothes, and he would g'radually change these into humble cash as he from time to time wished to make his purchases. The cash is a [necessity of life in China. It is a precious medium for all, but especially for the poor, whom it always has in its eye, and it proves a real friend to these by enabling them to buy, many articles without which they could not live.
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