▁from ▁wood block s , ▁with ▁illustr ations . ▁Although ▁the ▁content ▁de alt ▁primarily ▁with ▁nations ▁outside ▁China ▁itself , ▁there ▁were ▁entries ▁for ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁within ▁China , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁myth ical ▁countries . ▁It ▁covered ▁the ▁Asian ▁sub cont inent , ▁Africa , ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁illustr ations ▁and ▁the ▁content ▁served ▁to ▁encou rage ▁a ▁divide ▁between ▁the ▁eth nic ▁Chinese ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁races ▁listed , ▁emphas ising ▁the ▁" an imal " ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁non - Ch inese ▁groups ▁discussed . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ch inese ▁books ▁Category : M ing ▁dynast y ▁literature <0x0A> </s> ▁El w yn ▁R iley ▁Shaw ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Illinois ▁lawyer ▁and ▁judge ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( 1 9 3 3 – 1 9 4 2 ), ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Illinois ▁( 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 5 0 ) ▁and ▁briefly ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁National ▁Railway ▁Labor ▁P anel ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Ly nd on , ▁Wh ites ide ▁County , ▁Illinois , ▁Shaw ▁received ▁education ▁locally ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁schools , ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ,