Feb. 2 large once. There were also people fishing with hook and line. Others had dammed up shallow areas and were dipping water from one side to the other. Still others were wading through the dense floating growth. Both adults and children were involved. With this kind of activity going on every day, obviously few fish grow up to reproduce. Mrs. Phaphance said that only this year have they started course work in conservation. But how can one get these poor people to give up fishing for a time? There are now efforts to culture fish to help supply the demand. The huts along the canal were at the edge of extensive rice fields. She said the people rented the land for farming rice and [illegible] made out the rest of the way with fishing & milk from the buffaloes which are fed rice straw and grass along the canal. We saw numbers of these long-horned beasts wallowing in mud and eating grass. They seemed to be docile and children were often seen astraddle their broad backs. One boy lay full length looking at the ship. Nearly every home, no matter how poor, has a small "spirit house", a model of a temple with The houses are supposed to ward off evil spirits but many people no longer believe in spirits. They have a spirit house because it is the custom.