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This sin will assuredly be the ruin of this nation unless there is a speedy reformation.
Note.—"Play usually begins late in the afternoon, and
lasts half the night. At one end of a Chinese gambling-saloon
is often an altar, and on it a figure of the god of luck.
When tired of gambling the Siamese adjourn to the neighboring
theatre, where they spend an hour or two watching
the Lakons' theatrical performances, in which only girls, as a
rule, take part."
