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Title: China and the Boxers. A short history of the Boxer outbreak, with two chapters on the sufferings of missionaries and a closing one on the outlook
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Beals, Zephaniah Charles
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Publisher: New York, M.E. Munson
Contributing Library: School of Theology, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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ignpowers, or old friends in the pay of the Chinese Govern-ment, were the objects of their wrath. It was all done,too, with the consent of the Chinese Government THE COMMISSARIAT. Besides the military part of the siege, including thework of fortifications, a serious problem was that ofproviding a supply of food not only for nearly 1,000 for-eigners, but for over 2,500 Chinese. Little thought hadbeen given this subject 1)efore we were suddenly in themidst of a forced imprisonment. The members of theBritish legation staff had, of course, a supply of cannedgoods, but each group had to form plans for itself, whichresulted in greater comfort for some than for others. Thepurchase of vegetables was no longer possible. As tomeat, there were a few sheep, sufficient for the sick,wounded and the favored only a few weeks. There were,fortunately, a good number of horses and mules in thelegation or brought in the first day. Thus our meat sup-ply kept up until the end. As to flour, there were onlv a
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SIEGE OF TEKING. 93 few bags of wliite flour for the whole company. Fortu-nately, again, there were native shops within our line ofdefense, and therein was an abundant store of rice, coarsewheat and still coarser grain. A mill was started andkept a-going grinding flour, which was both nutritiousand really palatable. A public bakery was also started.Coffee, tea and sugar lasted, and butter for occasionaluse. SAD POSITION OF THE CHILDREN. The main anxiety was concerning the little children.It was difficult to keep a supply of condensed milk, forthe grown-up were disinclined at the outset to forego itsuse. In various ways the children were cared for. Therewere several cases of sickness among them. The onlydeaths from sickness were of children. There were fiveof these little ones called away to their happier home, onechild of Mrs. Kruger, two of Mrs. Imbeck, one of Mrs.Inglis and one of Mrs. Book. The sickness among theChinese, and especially the children, was much greater,owing to poorer

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