services and listened attentively to what was said there.

A somewhat incidental but very useful work carried on largely in the
dispensary, by the Bible women, is a crusade against foot-binding. Dr. Hü's
useful life, and the important part her strong, natural feet play in it, is
a most effective object-lesson; and the annual reports usually record a
goodly number of those who have unbound their feet during the year.

The most difficult part of the work is that of visiting the sick in their
homes, both because of the great distances that have to be covered, and
because in many cases the doctor is not called except as a last resort. One
of Dr. Hü's reports reads: "I am very sorry that we do not yet have foreign
vehicles, railroads, or street cars. It takes much time to go from one
place to another. Fortunately my Chinese people live near together, with
their relatives, so when I am invited to go to see one case I often have to
prescribe for sixteen or twenty cases before my return." Often when the
doctor answers a call she finds that the patient has been ill for a long
time, while the relatives have been seeking to obtain help from the Chinese
doctor or from idols. She herself shall tell the story of an experience of
this kind:

"Last week I was called to see a woman very ill with cholera. Her
people had had all known doctors, both in and out of the city, and
had consulted with and begged many idols to heal her, but the woman
had grown worse and worse, until, when she was apparently hopeless,
having been unconscious for two days, one of the doctors suggested
to try me. I went at once, and found the room crowded with friends
and relatives. They could not tell me fast enough what a good and
filial woman she was, but that the idols had said certain spirits
wanted her, and no amount of offerings could buy her back again. I