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DIR. LEIDY'S
SARSAPARnEA BLo0D PTLLs,

SARSAPARL.GA BB00b Pills,
EtHOULD receive apreierence over all Pills now
- in existence:
First-Decause they arc composed Of Vegetable
extracts, free from minerals; au1 may be taken az
oil times VITA perfect safety by young anl Old with
out restrain. from occupation, temperate living or
fear Of taking cold.
Second because they ere composed of such
medicinal extracts, as have been employed by ell
the most celebrated and respectable Physicians for
more than a century past, in purifying the blood
and Auim,l fluid Of the body.
Thisd--Bocausc they may be employed as
mild OF active purgaive according to the quantity
taken, uHd their opc1ton viii not be attended with
gripping Of the bowels sickness at tho stomach,
proslralon Of the system, &c, arc produced by
other pills.
Tourth-Docause they possess combined ac;ion,
not possessed ty any other pills mixture or prcpar-
ntion whatever Their Grsi effect is in correcting
all impurities with whch the blood and fluids Of
the body may be affected and by their gently opera
tive effect removing such impurities from the sys-
TEN.
FiNh--Dccauso they are the terror Of Quacks
and TnpoEters. for most persons obliged TO take
the Ssrsaparla Blood Pills. after taking heir vile
nnd destructive nosrums, to counteract and prevent
their mischievons and baneful effects.
Sixth-Because they are the only pills in which
PHYSICIANS nave BuiClelt cOnNQpllCB 10
20 their patients, and employ in their practice, a5
they know they are Anti Quack, Anti Mercural,
Anti Bilious as well good and safe purgative
and purifier Of the Blood and Animal Fluids.
Seventh an1 llst-But not the least important
be because they arc prepared by regular Apcthc-
cary aud Ph, sician, attested ny Drs Phyeic Hor-
nor, Chapman, Devices james, Gibson, Jackson,
Coke, Hare, Sc, &c. which alone is sufficient to
entitle them 10 great confidence.
Certificates and Recommendations from Phys
clans end others accompany the directions around
each box.
bT Price T'0cafy FiUe Cents Bor-Ea
Prepared only and sold Wholesale and Retail at
DR.. LEIDY'S Health Emporium, No. l9l North
Second st few doors below Vine street, Philadel-
phia, also, sold by
J. Gilbert & Co., North Third street above Vine.
G.. S. Clemens, do Sd do Do Wood st.
J. r. Smith s. Co. do 2d do next the 2ad
Lion, and all respectable Wholesale and Retail
Druggists in Philadelphia.
They arc also sold by:
]. +. Long, lancaster, Pennsylvania.
J. w. Rohrer, do do
w. Eberman I,itiz.
J. w. oakly, Reading.
J. D. Mozer, Allentown.
p. Pomp, Easton
And the principal Merchants and Druggists in the
Unied States.
For sale at the Health Emporium Bloomsbury |
by D. S. TOBIAS, Agent.
Bloomslturg July, IL, 1889. IL.
AfOMMUNICATI few they are that
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TO MOTHERS.

Messrs. Z. Chase 81 Co.--Gcnts--Hearng
much said about the extraordinary effects OF the
Resurrection or Persian Pills, upon those about to
become inohsrs we were induced to make a trial OF
them. My wife at that time the mother of five
Children and had suffered the mos. tedious and ex-
cruciating pains during and after her confinement
OF each. She had tried every means and taken
much medicine, but found little or no reiief. She
commenced taking the Persian Pills about three
months before her confinement (her health being We
ry poor about this length OF time preyious) and IN
short time she enabled by their use 20 attend to
the cares oil a mother to her family until her con-
fnement. Al the time she commenced taking the
Persian Pills, and for several weeks pl evious, she
was afflicted with a day hard cough and frequent
seyee cramps, which the use of the Pills entirely
removed before using half box. II IS with The
creates. confidence tina, weidyise all those about 20
become mothers TO make use Of the Persian Pills
All those that have taken them in our neighbor.
hood have got along in the same easy manner and
are about the house in a !Sw days. There does not
appear to he half the danger Ct other dcngers setting
in after confinement, where these Pills arc tlkcn.-
We unitel.y saylei none neglect taking them, for
they are in the reach Of the poor as well as the rich
We are truly thankful .iat there is a remedy which
females can easily procure which tends to lessen the
world Of suffering, which many Of them have to bear,
and perhaps save the lives of thousands which would
otherwise be lost.
Rochester, May II, 1888; corner Of Collidonian
square, Edinburg street; for further particulars see
subscribers.
g. RoBERTs,
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a NOhMONlC Al lCNs-IioW lew lney are la1t
Y happen to be afflicted with Coughs or Colds
pay attention to them. How many thousands from
such neglect shorten their days. and hasten their fl.
nal dissolution. Parents neglect them in their chill
dren, and thus form tho foundation for Consump-
tion, and hundreds of parents annually follow their
own children to tho grave, having died from some
affections Of the Breat and Lungs, which we've neg
lectel in their first stages.
Coughs and Gods, whether existing among young
or old ought at all times attended to early, and
not suffered to CO, nnsSsfysiefs amei ioi to
5i5a in the rnden to the grave hayn gH lmcly Con.
.umnlion. Of the Brea'
Dn. BECR tbsiEss PULMONARY PRESER-
NATIVE for Coughs, Colds, Calairhs, InAuenzas,
Shortness Of Breath, Whocping Cough, Pam in
the Breast or Side all affection of ihe Breast and
Lungs, and arrest Of approaching Consumption, is
the most popular medicine used throughout al Ger
many-is becoming equally popular in tho United
States, aud has established for Itself reputation
not possessed by any other medicine for the same
class of diseases [See certificates and recommen-
datlons from Parents Physicians, and others, accom-
paning the 1irections) II is preparation perfect
ly safe and harmless pleasant to the taste, and may
be given to the youngest infant. II is warranted
free from mercury and the minerals, and Is prepar-
alton of regular Apothecery and physician, a;tes-
ted by Drs. Physic, Chapman, Gibson. Jackson,
Homer, Devices, Coke, James, sc. circumstance
clone sufficient to induce trial OF it
DR.. n. 3. Leidy, Proprietor Of the above meii-
cine, confidently recommends it to all, and assures
all most positively that it is an nvslu'ble medicine
and would not himself recommend it, but for i,
known efficacy.
Prepared only and Cor salsWholega'o and n,.aii a,
DR.. LElDY'S Health Emporium, No. 1871 North
Second street few doors below Vine street, Phiia-
a3elphia also, sold by
]. Gigert & Co., North Third stree. above Vine
G. 5. Clemens, do Sd do doWoof st
J. r. Smith 81 Co. do 81 do next the ga
Lion, and by all respectable Wholesale an Reta
Druggists in Philadelphia.
They are cold byi
il Long, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
J.W. Rohrer, do do.
w. Ebcrman Litiz.
J. w. Oakley, Reading.
For sale at the Health Emporium Bloomsbur,
by D. S. TOBIAS, Agent
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GEORGE II. WILLIS,
SEBASIiAN HOVER,
JAMES DE WITT,
6udif0rs.
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W the undersigned Commissioners from the Books Of a
r ana Commissioners that the balances above mentioned charged
gas INC Ooors ABOVE namod
amounts IN the aggregate the dollars and 6Gwo
cents due the county Witness hands this January lslO
JOSEPH BROBST
JOHN DIETERCH
CCmmisOnsrs.
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LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Post Office at Boomsburg
at The end of the quarter ending ON the
Slstday of Decembe 1859.
Allen John, Mccartney Daniel,
BlocksleJge John Maus Samuel G..
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EevTe Benjamin, Nungesser jacob,
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Crivilng Andrew 2, Palmer Margaret
COifmon Moses, Pinor Isaac,
Comelison Mary L. Reedy Simon,
Cole Ehsho, Shlpman Jacob,
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Doan Jane, Snow Willard,
ry John, Smith Horace,
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Hmdbock Henry, Snyder Daniel.
HeSlet Adam =. Thornton phebe,
Hartman Joseph, Thornton Sayina,
hfeag Augustus, Williams David,
kroOiz john, Worner Jncob
bahler Charles Esq. War!ers Aaron,
Keller Mary, Weir Thomas.
AuLn Isaac Capt WlldowCr Susannah .,
hIc ilef casper, Willis Martha,
LeBht "ir. Wells Selgwick,
Leby Jacob, Winner John,
Moyer cuseann, Wright William,
Mcclure Joseph, WeIllo Chi.
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RUBY ADAMS.

FRS CUHE1-The undersigned hereby certify,
that we are The Parents Of two children who have
afflicted w,a fits more less from their infsn-
cy, and that we have spared 10 pains or expense in
ende avoring to effect curc, but without any bene-
fetal effect UNI hearing Of the Resurrection or Per-
sian Pills, hen four boxcs were Immediately
procured and before thee boxes were taken, tho
i1 had abated in frequency, aud every SYM
tom much improved, and now we are happy to
state th., our chiIdIen by the use of the Persian
Pills with the blessing Of God are entirely cured,
and have no symtcm or appearance OF fits, will find
in the Persian Pills a sure and perfect cure
JOHN d MARTHA JOHNSONt
Canton N. Y. Dec. 10, 1897.
The above pills may be had Of the following a.
gents-John Meyer, Bloomsburg; II. Miller, Ber.
wick ]. Cooper &c Sons, Hazelton; c. Hortman,
Espeytown; John Shsrpess, Caltawissa; Lyman
Sholes, Danville.
Ezra Taylor, agent for he State of PennsyIva-
mia residing at Rochester N. Y. IO whom all orders
can DO addressed
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ASE .. RoBERTs.

RocHEsTER, Sept. ~, 1896.
MeSsrS. e. Chase g Co.
think it my duty to let you know what great
cure your Pills have performed on mel had been
sick about years about years and half con-
hncd to my bed. Ihad been given over as incurable
with Consumption !y twelve physicians of tho FIRST
standing; ny lungs were seriously affected; had
ulcers gather and break; my cough was dry ana
harsn most Of the time; ny liver was much swollen
and .ny stomach very dysrep,ic. had chills fever
and night sweat, accompanied with extreme irtita-
blene9s OF the nervous system, and other difficulties
which fjrbear 70 mention. AftorI was given over
tried almost all medicines which were advertised,
but to no advantage, until tried your Vegetable
Persian Pills | began TO gain in a short time after
commenced taking them; a1d to c briei, before [
took boxes, was able 10 ride out aad to take con
siderable exercise, and at this time enjoy good
health and am able to DO good days work. If anv
noe wishes particular history Of my suffer
ngs, lac may call on me, a. the corner of Main ard
Clinton-streets, Rochester.
PIJBY ADAMS
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se2 boxes bunch Rasons.
20 boxes clusters low price Raisons.
20 boxes European Curran.s.
Ass boxes bunch Raisons expressly for fam
lies for 81 ,I2@ per box.
HsS boxes Herring.
$50 do soft shell Almonds.
RSo do. Flbers.
see do. English Walnuts.
rs do, Rock Candy.
% do. Prunes best and cheap.
Gs bags Ground Nuts.
Sugar stick of all kinds.
Shaving boxes.
Shaving brushes.
N different kinds of shaving soaps. All
for sale at
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WE the undersigned Auditors, duly elected accounts Of tho
do report balance favor Of the the Treasury Tic
seventeen dollars We
hnd He Kitchen accountable for wens dollars Jury
criminal
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TSEAT0 PILLS,
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We the undersigned of the COLUMBIA,
ed the
Witness our hands this eighth day January A. D. $780, certify
JOSEPH BROBST,
L
The Polynesian., 1840-10-17
SATURDAY, OCTOBER II, 1910.

changed in form, when they enter into
higher combinations.
The following abstract will give the
leading numbers, and show the method
of using the whole.
Iche, |; Ne, 2; San, 3, She, d; Go. 5:
Rogf, 6; Shetz, I; Hoch. 8; Kfu, 9; Zu,
10; Zu ich, IL; that is, ten, one; Zu ne,
IL; Zu san, l3; Zu she, ID; Zu go, Is;
Zu rogf, Is; Zu shetz, II; Zu hoch, IS;
Zu kfu, 10; Ne zu, 20; that is, two tens;
Nezu iche, 81; Nezu ne, %; and so on
to San zu, 30; or three tens; Sanzu iche,
81, &c; Shezu, 40; or four tens; Gozu,
so; Rogf zu, 60; Shetz zu, 10; Hoch zu,
80; Kfuzu, 90; Kfuzu kfu, SO; HAIKU, 100.
HAIKU iche, lOl; HAIKU ne, lO2; HAIKU
san, lO3; HAIKU she, lO4; HAIKU go,
lO5; HAIKU rogf, LOG; HAIKU shetz, lO7;
HAIKU hoch, lOS; HAIKU kfu, 100; Hi
akfu zu iche, Ill; HAIKU nezu, 100; and
SO on, by the same process which is fol-
lowed in counting one hundred, until we
come to Ne haiku, 200: San HAIKU, 300;
She HAIKU, 400; Go HAIKU, 500; Rogf
HAIKU, 600; Shetz HAIKU, 100; Hoch
hiakfu. 8OO Kfu HAIKU, 900; Kfu hiakfu
kfuzu kfu, 900; SHEN, 1000; Shen iche,
1901; Shen ne, 1902, Shen san, 1908;
Shen zu, 1910; Shen nezu, 1920; Shen
sanzu, 1890; Shen HAIKU, 100; Shcn ne
HAIKU, 1900; Shen san HAIKU, 1900; and
SO on up to Ne shen, 1000; Ne shen iche,
2OOl, &C.; San shen, 5000; She shen,
1000; Go shen, Rogf shen, Shetz shen,
Hoch shen, Kfu shen, 5000; IcHE MON,
10000; Iche mon iche, lO,OOl, &C., al
ways remembering, that lesser number,
placed after greater, is so much adj
ded, to the greater; and lesser num-
Der, placed before greater, is multi
plier of the greater; as Ne mon, 10000;
Ne mon iche, 2O,OOl; Ne mon ne, 90
OO2; Ne mon san, 2O,OO3, &C.; San mon,
10000; She mon, 10000; Go mon, So
600, &C.; Zu mon, 100000; Zu iche mon,
10000; Nezu mon, 200, 900; Sanzu mon,
100000; Shezu mon, 100000; Kfuzu
mon, 100000; HAIKU mon, 1000; Ne
hiakfu man, 2,OOO,OOO; San hiakfu mon,
5000, OOO;. Kfu hiakfu mon, 10000
Shcn mon, lO,OOO,OOO; Shen hiakfu mon,
,OOO,OOO; Shen ne HAIKU mon, 49,
OOO, 900; Shcn kfu hiak fu mon, 10000
900; Nczu HAIKU mon, 2O,OOO,OOO (this
last same as Ne shen mon, i. e. 90 x 100
x 10000 TX 1000 x 100000 Sanzu
HAIKU mon, 3O,OOO,OOO; Kfuzu hiakfu
mon, 9O,OO0,OOO; lcHE oGF, 100000
600.
In continuing this series of numerals, it
will be sufficient only to notice the prin-
cipal numbers, as they rise one above
another, by ratio of ten, an hundred or
a thousand; emitting the intermediate
numbers, inasmuch as they are always
formed with perfect regularity, the same
as in counting from one upwards to an
hundred, thousand, ten thousand, &C.,
e. g. Ne ogf, 2OO,OOO,OOO San ogf
30O,O0O,0OO; She ogf, Go ogf, Rogf
ogf, &C., &c, &c.
Zu ogf, 1000, 900 900; HAIKU ogf,
lO,O0O,O0O,00O; Shen ogf, 100, 200, O00,-
600; Zu shen ogf, 100000, 900, 200, 900;
lche mon ogf, O,OOO, 600, OOO, 900; HAIKU
mon ogf, 100000, 900, 100000; Kfu
HAIKU mon ogf, 5000, 600, 600, 900 ,OOO;-
lCHO or lCHE Ko, 10, 600, 900, 900, 900 900.
Haiku ko, 900, 900 900, 900, 600, 900.
Ichc shen ko 10 OOO OOO nm ono OOO mn
The Polynesian., 1840-10-17
COW MUNIC A TED.

Ne rive room with much pleasure in our
columns to the following interesting com
mlncation. To many of our readers it
NAV be somewhat dry and cyphery, but
TO the learned and curious in such matters,
will be exceedingly interesting, and that
must prove our apology for occupying so
s, much space with "ottings.
Lahaina, Sept. 90, 1910.
DEAR SlR,-It is now long time since
promised to furnish you the Japanese nu-
merals for the paper; but ali unusual va
retv of engagements of late, have left me
scarce leisure hour, at any time, for
such work. This is my apology for the
delay. will now, however, cndeavor to
comply with your request; or, at least, to
furnish you with such an abstract of these
numerals, as will enable any one to form
very good idea of their system. TO
give YOU the whole, as copied them from
the lips of the Japanese, would furnish
more matter than your paper would con-
tain for several weeks.
In expressing the Japanese names of
their numerals in our own letters, have
given the vowcls the sounds which they
usually have in the European languages,
Inasmuch as these letters have no uniform
sound in the English language.
1t will be seen, by the least inspection,
that this system of numerals is as simple
as it can possibly be made; so simple and
easy indeed, that, at my first sitting with
native Japanese, while indeed we knew
only a few words of each others language,
occupied me no more than fifteen min
utes to learn to count a million. And
this will not seem strange to one who
sees, that, after using ten words to express
the first ten cardinal numbers, only three
additional new words are needed before
We arrive at million, and even to many
millions. The first ten cardinal numbers,
romblned, express all the numbers up to
one hundred, which is called HAIKU.
Tins again, combined with the same ten,
carries us on to one thousand (shen.)
Shcn, combined with hiakfu and the first
'en reach again to ten thousand (mon.)
Mon, combined again with the same low
er numbers, carries us up to OFF, (lOO,-
100000 Then Ko, Mureoko, Shoaioko.
ana MulIngku are words used to express
higher and still higher combinations:
making only eighteen words in all (inclu-
A'ns the first tcn) to express number so
great, that it will hardly find name in
ulc English scholars enumeration table.
30 tar as | have observed, the combi-
naoohs OF these numerals are uniform,
''a' Is are always formed in the same
manner, till we arrive at millions and
wen higher In numbers which are much
sGser' there is some variety in the way
VI combining; the same number being cx-
pressed, at one time, by the combination
VI nm one set of numbers, at another, by
t''erent set, which may easily be done;
"a' always on precisely the same princi-
f"' winch Is, that the higher number is
~, from the lower numbers simply by
pa p%nc'"s the lower in juxtaposition; Just as
m "'e 'e''ers of an algcbraical expression are
NJ" together. In this way, ia
f p"'esc scholar may be able always to
.y''prchend the amount of the highest
'"a by Knowing the amount of each
fl""Ponent part of which the number is
'''''cd. A great advantage in this sys-
The Polynesian., 1840-10-17

1lIdhlu W. NJ, oOO,OOO,OOO,OOo,0OO,0
OOO,OOO,OOO.
shen OFF Ro, 10000, ooo, ZOO, ooo, 900, ooo,-
900 100000.
Haiku shen ogfko, zoo, zoo, 200, 900, OO0,-
OOO,OOO,OOO, OOO,OOO
IcHE MUREoKO, 10000, 900 600, OOO, OOO,-
100000, 100000 900.
Zu mureoko, Any one can fill out
HAIKU mureoko, these numbers for HIM
Shen mureoks, )self.
Mon mureoko, 100000, OOO, 600, 900, OOOO,-
OOO,OOO,OOO, 600, OO0,O 900.
Zu mon mureoko,
HAIKU mon mureokO,
OOO,OOO,OOO. 900, 100000.
Zu OFF mureoko,
Haiku ogf murcoko,
Shen OFF mureoko,
Zu shen ogf Cor mon ogf) mureoko.
kfu hiakfu shen ogf mureoko, &c, 900 ,OOO,-
100000, 900, 600, OOO, 600, zoo, 900, OOO,-
OOO,OOO,OOO.
IcmE smoAJoKo, 100, 900, 600, OOO, 900 ,OOO,-
QoO,OOO,Ooo, 900, 600, ZOO, 100000, 600.
Zu Shoajoko,
HAIKU shoa oko,
Shen shoajoko,
Zu shen shoajoko,
HAIKU shen shoaj oko,
Icbe mon shoajoko,
Zu mon shoajoko,
HAIKU mon shoajoko,
Sheu mon shoaoko,
XII, shen mon shoaioko, 900 1000 900 ,OOO,-
100000, 600, 600, 900, OOO, 900, OOO,-
100000, 100000, 900.
Iche OFF shoajoko, 1000, 900, OOO, 200, OOO,-
100000, 900, OOO, 900 600, 900 900 ,OOO,-
OOO,OOO,OOO, 900.
Zu OFF shoajoko,
HAIKU OFF shojoko,
Kfu HAIKU ogf shoajoko,
lcHE MUIINGKU, 1000 900 900 ZOO, OOO,-
100000 600, 600 900 100000, OOO,-
100000 100000, 900.
Zu muiingku,
HAIKU muiingku,
Shen muiingku,
lche mon muiingku, 5000, OOO, 900 ,OOO,-
100000 900, 600, OOO, 900, 900 900, OOO,-
100000, 100000, 900, 900, 900.
Zu mon muiingku,
HAIKU mon muiingku,
Shen mon m,liingku,
Nezu shcn mon muiingku,
HAIKU shen mon muiingku,
Ne haiku shen mon muiingku,
San HAIKU shen mon muiingku,
She HAIKU shen mon muiingku,
Go HAIKU shcn mon muingku,
Rogf haiku shen mon muiingku,
Shetz hiakiu shcn mon muiingku,
Hoch hiakfu shen mon mningku,
Kfu HAIKU shen mon muiingku,
lche ogf muiingku same as Iche mon
shen mon muiingku, 100000 ,OOO, OOO,-
OO0, 1000, 900, 100000, 900 100000 ,OOO,-
OO0,0OO,O0O, 900, 600, OOO, 900, 900, 900.
Zu ogf muiingku,
Sanzu ogf muiingku,
Shezu ogf muiingku,
Gozu ogf muiingku,
Rogfzu OFF muiiugku,
Shetzzu OFF muiingku,
Hochzu ogf muingku,
Kfuzu ogf muiingku,
Haiku ogf muiingku,
Ne HAIKU ogf muiingku,
San HAIKU ogf muiingku,
She HAIKU ogf muiingku,
! Go hiakfu ogf muiingku,
The Polynesian., 1840-10-17
Vol. 1.-NO. 10.

ShetZ Snen Og1 munngku,
Hoch shen ogf muiingku,
Kfu shen ogf muiingku,
Ichc ogf ogf muiingku (same as HAIKU
shen OFF muiingku) 10000, 900, OOO,-
100000, 900, 900, 900, 900, 900, OOO,-
100000, 600, 900, 900, 900, 900, OOO,-
100000, 100000.
Zu ogf ogf muiingku,
HAIKU ogf ogf muiingku,
Shen ogf ogf muiingku,
Iche mon OFF OFF muiingku,
Zu mon ogf ogf muingku,
HAIKU mon ogf OFF muiingku,
Shen mon ogf ogf muiingku,
Zu shen mon ogf ogf muiingku, -
Kiakfu shen mon ogf ogf muiingku,
Shen shen mon ogf ogf muiingku, lOO,-
100000, ZOO, 600, 900, 900, 900, OOO,-
600, 900, 900, 900, 900, 900, 100000
600, 200, 900, 900, 900, 900, 900, OOO,-
OOO,OOO,OOO.
This number is as high as. Zero, the
Japanese of whom these numerals were
obtained, was able to recken. He says,
however, that this is far from being the
end of their enumeration table; and men,
tons number he has often heard from
the priests when harranguing the people;
viz. Zu mon ogf bouts-bouts being a
number immensely larger than muiingku
but he does not know how large num-
Der bouts signifies, nor does he know how
many numbers intervene between that
and muiingku, nor what are the names
of those numbers. They are all, however,
familiar to the learned of Nippon.
One would suppose, that their con-
Germs would not require any higher num-
bers than those above given; for, besides
having such vast number as muiingku
alone, there seems to be, according to
their system, full liberty to combine with
that, all the numbers that are lower; and
HAIKU shan mon ogf ko murcoko shoaio-
ko muriingku, would, by their rules, be
such a number as we should express, in
our figures, by |, followed by l65 cy-
piers. If this would not be large enough,
the rules of combination equally allow us
to say, HAIKU HAIKU shenshen mon mon
OCT OCT ko ko, &c, &c, number en-
pressed by us, by |, followed by $50
cyphers; number large enough perhaps
to express the distance to some of the
fixed stars in inches.
1t ought, perhaps, to be observed here,
that, while the above sketch of Japanese
numerals will show their system, vet
probably the higher Numbers are not given
accurately according to that system.
They were all obtained from the mouth
Of Zero, by commencing with the lowest
and proceeding, by small gradations, to
the highest number. Before we had fin
ished the series, it was perceived, that
what seemed, in one part, to be establish.
ed rules for combining lesser numbers to
make greater, were violated in another
part; for instance, mon, in one combina-
ton, avai|s loco; in another, 100000;
and in a third, 1000, 900; while it would
seem, that it ought to avail just 0,OOO in
all places. Wherever this deviation was
perceived, Zero was questioned thorough