King Yama is terrified when he sees the prison of the
lost becoming an enchanted garden, and begs her to leave, in order
that the good and the evil may have their distinctive rewards. One
of the genii gives her the 'peach of immortality.' On her return to
the terrestrial regions she hears that her father is sick, and
sends him word that if he will dispatch a messenger to the
'Fragrant Mountain,' an eye and a hand will be given him for
medicine; this hand and eye are Kwan-in's own, and produce instant
recovery.
"She is the patron goddess of mothers, and when we remember the
value of sons, we can understand the heartiness of worship."--_The
Three Religions of China,_ by H.G. Du Bose.
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THIRD JOURNEY
TALI-FU TO THE MEKONG VALLEY
CHAPTER XX.
_Stages to the Mekong Valley_. _Hardest part of the walking tour_.
_Author as a medical man_. _Sunday soliloquy_. _How adversity is met_.
_Chinese life compared with early European ages_. _Womens enthusiasm
over the European_. _A good send-off_. _My coolie Shanks, the songster_.
_Laughter for tears_. _Pony commits suicide_. _Houses in the forest
district_. _Little encampments among the hills, and the way the people
pass their time_.
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