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Ways to Fight Evil Spirits in China Observed House by the Grand Canal
The article rails against superstition in China, detailing how evil spirits supposedly avoid corners, are foiled by fake forts of beer bottles, and how households, wives, concubines, and infants are structured and named to delay malevolent forces. It closes noting missionary efforts to spread truth.
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Agen
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Turka
Allah
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Dast Pan
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