October 21, 1917 This morning was cloudy, or foggy rather, and more comfortable than the dry, glary sunshine of the past week. At the zoo and Botanic Gardens, we found a giant Chinaman as guard. He was 8 feet tall apparently, so we photographed him. His brother was a guard also and well over 6 feet tall. The animals were a few deer, wapiti axis, roe etc., a zebra, an elephant, nilgar, leopard, jaguar, lion, puma and birds of many species. Unfortunately, not many Chinese species were exhibited, chiefly only foreign animals. The Botanic Gardens had half a dozen labeled trees (foreign chiefly) and was a poor display for so rich a land as China in flowers and trees. The horse market, situated in a field near the Temple of Heaven, is interesting. Here are to be seen many Mongolian ponies for sale, being lead about a large ring, saddled and ready to ride. The purchaser rides, or has somebody ride the pony on a straight away course following the Wall. The gait is always a fast, even trot, or single foot, which gives the rider a steady seat. Peking cart horses are also offered and tried out here. The Peking cart is a small cart set down solidly on the axis of the wheels, which are about three feet in diameter and heavily studded on the fellows with iron balls. The cart is hooded over by a curved house of blue cloth open at the front. The wheel barrow is also a common carrier on the streets, but rickshaws are the common conveyance. It is very seldom that a sedan chair is seen in Peking. Automobiles are not common, as there are no roads outside the city where they can travel. Camel