Dear George,
I've just addressed an envelope to you and now while I'm thinking about how to fill it, the wind is shaking the tent as tho it ment to blow it down and occasionally the rain pounds on it as tho it ment to come thru. However, I am not worried about it. There are four layers of India woven canvas between the clouds and me and twelve four foot stakes in the ground to hold the three eighth inch ropes.
If one were to read ancient and medieval history of Asia, I believe he'd discover that the province of Yunan, China, was the final strong hold of many interesting groups. Here the Chin Dynasty built reservoirs and walled towns.. Here too the warriors of Genghis Kan fought and lived. One occasionally sees the remnants of homes, temples, and public works built by them. The people too show the result of such ancestry. Some are very dark, almost negroid- others light yellow. Few are slant-eyed. The plains people are light, showing the Chinese strain from the eastern provinces. The hill people are tan like the Indians of India and the tribes people are darker still like the Malaysians or American Indians. The plains people so-called Chinese usually wear trousers, jackets, and straw hat. The clothes are of blue cotton- home spun. The hat, a very wide brim affair protects them from sun and rain. Women wear skirts or slacks of the same material. The hill people are usually more picturesque using metal ornaments and color in their clothing. The people themselves are more comely and graceful too. The women wear turbans. The tribes people are poor, live in grass huts, wear rags and dog skin capes to protect them from cold and rain.
Sometimes we see people from Tibet. They have beautiful St. Bernard dogs and fine ponies. Most of the time these people are clothed in furs for it is very cold in Tibet. These people are very tall and dark of skin. Usually the are well-armed for they travel thru wild country.
Here's a Chinese invitation to a dinner party.
Love, Dad
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