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...Smith has travelled extensively in the far East and has had opportunities such as come to few men for obtainng inside knowledge of the countries he has visited. His professional standing gave him entrance into the narems of some of the Eastern potentates. In travelling through Africa, Korea, and China, Dr. Smith earned the gratitude of many of the natives by exterminating lions and tigers that were constantly a source of terror to the inhabitants of isolated villages. In a word, he knows the jungles and deserts and can make his hearers feel their charm...
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