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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · May 12, 1904

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 81, No. 19.

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Slavery in China

ACCORDING to a statement quoted by the April Missionary Review of the World, China is the greatest slave country in the world. It is asserted that “of a population of four hundred million, over one-fortieth are slaves. Every family of means keeps its girl slaves, and a man’s position is gauged by the number of slaves he keeps. At any age from three to fifteen girls are sold, seven or eight being the age at which most of them change hands. The unfortunate slaves vary in price. The average is from two pounds to four pounds. The girls are mostly purchased to do housework, it being cheaper to buy than to hire.”