University of Nanking - Linguist Yearbook (Nanking, China)

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THE LINGUIST , y me Shirts, owing to the low cost of tailoring, are also cheaper here. A good Stock of American collars is carried in Shanghai. S Neckties purchased here are satisfactory. h06s: see the list for women. FOR YOUR HOUSE . BB sure to bring Blankets and bed linen, bed springs and mattress. Glass fruit jars Silver ware and aluminium cooking utensils g other kil1tlS C011 be S00l1I'0d here. ' Plans and measurements for household furniture. Pictures: either framed or unframcdg if unframed they can be finished in most large cities here more cheaply than at home. Q With the possible exception of stoves all furniture can be gotten here to good aduantage. , MISCELLANEOUS. Be sure to bring A supply of sewing mat rialsg buttons, thread. needles, tapesf l'00kS and eyes darning thread, etc. A steamer rug Plenty of books, not forgetting some of the lighter sort. A metal hot water bottle l A camera and a tennis racket. Hiking sh0cS- Other things that are useful A supply of toilet articles: if you are 11013 going to be mlm' Of living in a large city :-soap, toothpaste, etc. . A supply of stationery and Christmas Cards: Chlmlse PEPPGV 15 'Wt bflfl for typing, ,but it takes ordinary ink very Poorly- A Victrola with as many records as you Cfbll Wing- ' Chinese Cllllflrml . . . . - ' 1 in pai-t1cular love tlns lilllsic-0SP0C ll5' Jazz-

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108 WHAT SHALL 1 BRING Hairnets --fcan be purchased in Shanghai. Peking, or Nanking at a l0ll' price. - Shoes: if you have several pairs which fit, they can be copied very well bl' the Chinese Shoemaker. These Chinese-made shoes seldom have quite the style or fit that foreign-made shoes have, and they are pr0I19 to squeak. Summer dresses :-are made by Chinese tailors at little cost, although they require close supervision. Cotton dresses brought from home should be made of materials that will stand the sun and frequent washing' Dress materials :-can be secured here, but the choice is limited. Fur for coats and trimmings :---is comparatively cheap. A Umbrellas: foreign umbrellas are better brought from home, but Chinese umbrellas are cheap and very satisfactory and can be easily replaced' Itaincoats: oiled silk raincoats can be made here 5 their only disadvantage is that they are likely to carry the scent of the oil for some time' This wears oil' eventually, however, but if you can, it is well to bring your raincoat from home. Stockings:-a fairly good brand of Chinese silk stockings can be secured here, and cotton ones are to be had in Shanghai ,It is no mistake' however, to bring along a good supply. Handkerchiefsg cotton are sold everywhere, but linen ones are 111076 r scarce., FOR MEN Be sure to bring ' ' Woolen socks and heavy woolen underwear. A heavy sweater A raincoat and o11e or two pairs of rubbers. Galoshes Worn suits: they can be turned here giving them new life. All alterations on suits are best made here too-, as tailoring is cheap' Shocstrings, collar buttons, ruff buttons, etc, - Wool suits and ovcreoats are 11121110 VCl'y cheaply here, but it is Well to haV0 one or two that fit as they should, to serve as a pattern, White clothes including tennis hats are better made in China.

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no WHAT SHALL I BRING Plays Chinese can act. Musical instruments of all kinds. A shotgun: hunting is a favorite pastimeg field glassesg golf sticks. Rifles may be brought into China only by securing permission from your Consul beforehand, but if you own a rifle, it is worth gfvlllg to this extra trouble to bring it with you. WHAT SHALL l READ Unfortunately many of us reach China with only the vaguest and most general knowledge of her great civilization. We are ignorant. not only of the language, but we are also unfamiliar with her customs, hel' history, her literature, her art. Often we are lacking even in the mOSlP rudimentary understanding of the social and political problems that arc to be faced, and some, too, have never taken the time to inquire closely into the tenets of her three religions. Such unfamiliarity handicaps 0110 from the beginning, and it is hoped that you, who may some day follow Us to China, will profit by our brief expcrience. The books listed below have been chosen with the intention of providing an introduction to some of th0 phases of Chinese life and 'with the wish that each one may continue f0l himself along the lines in which he is most interested. Acknowledgment is gladly made to the various bibliographies of books on China which have been submitted for the Keen Memorial Library, Bashford, James Whitford China: an Interpretation ..... Abingdon Press. 1919. The best general book on China. Backbouse. E. and Bland, J. O. P. Annals and Memoirs of t-l10 Court of Peking lfrom the 16th to tllf' 20th eeuturyj ..--.- Houghton Mifflin. 1914. A picture of the life and intrigues of the Imperial Court during the Ming and Manchu dynasties, China Educational Commission Christian Education in China: a Study and Survey ..... National Christian Council Committee of Reference and Counsel of the Foreign Missionary Confeienee, 1922 Revell, l922.