Nosokitoldmethathereliesmainlyontheapplicationofthemoxaandonacupunctureinthetreatmentofacutediseases，andinchronicmaladiesonfriction，medicinalbaths，certainanimalandvegetablemedicines，andcertainkindsoffood。Theuseofleechesandblistersisunknowntohim，andheregardsmineraldrugswithobvioussuspicion。Hehasheardofchloroform，buthasneverseenitused，andconsidersthatinmaternityitmustnecessarilybefataleithertomotherorchild。HeaskedmeandIhavetwicebeforebeenaskedthesamequestionwhetheritisnotbyitsusethatweendeavourtokeepdownourredundantpopulation！Hehasgreatfaithinginseng，andinrhinoceroshorn，andinthepowderedliverofsomeanimal，which，fromthedescription，Iunderstoodtobeatiger——allspecificsoftheChineseschoolofmedicines。Dr。
Nosokishowedmeasmallboxof“unicorn’s“horn，whichhesaidwasworthmorethanitsweightingold！Asmyarmimprovedcoincidentlywiththeapplicationofhislotion，Iamboundtogivehimthecreditofthecure。
Iinvitedhimtodinner，andtwotableswereproducedcoveredwithdifferentdishes，ofwhichheateheartily，showingmostsingulardexteritywithhischopsticksinremovingthefleshofsmall，bonyfish。Itispropertoshowappreciationofarepastbynoisygulpings，andmuchgurglinganddrawinginofthebreath。
Etiquetterigidlyprescribestheseperformances，whicharemostdistressingtoaEuropean，andmyguestnearlyupsetmygravitybythem。
Thehostandthekocho，orchiefmanofthevillage，paidmeaformalvisitintheevening，andIto，engrandetenue，exertedhimselfimmenselyontheoccasion。Theyweremuchsurprisedatmynotsmoking，andsupposedmetobeunderavow！TheyaskedmemanyquestionsaboutourcustomsandGovernment，butfrequentlyrevertedtotobacco。