The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-09-27
Life in Japan.

, iorelgh relatlOns with japan since Engls
, and American ships began to trade at M
gaskl, is truly wonderful. In fact, | ma
say, without much exageration, that tn
Anglo Saxons have made about as muc
progress in Japan in three months as th
Dutch bavc done in so many centuries !
Since the trade was opened to other ma
tions, the Dntch flag is not even prcdonl
nant. The English discharge and loa,
quicker, sail f,ster, end in general wa,
work ronnd the Holanders, who have no
the same notion of the value Of time. Th,
late rush Of forci grers to Nagaski has com
plct'Iy upset the equilibrium of tho small
quiet trade that has been done, as if by
machine, for two hundred years. Al
might have been expected, everything i.
oyeIdonc, and every one who tries his hand
there now Is sure to be disappointed. This
however, will find its level in time. When
the japanese get used to low prices for i'm
ports they will be able to take off increas
ed quantities, and when the demand for
their exports has its legirimace effect they
will increase their productions
"Ihe Government ofJapan is phenom-
enon. 1t is the most absolute despotism
in the world, and perfectly succcssful.-
he people are as submissive as lambs
They never seem t. dream of opposing the
will of heir supcriors. The Government
is carried on by swarms of officers, who
seem to be ubqitons, acting MS spies on tho
people ard on each other. These officials
are each in his turn the ahjoct slaves of
their immediate superors, up to the EN-
pcror himself They dare not accept the
smallest present without ''pcrmission.' A
merchan, dare not huy or sell any goods
without general permit, or else a special
sanction for each transaction. In this way
You will readily perceive that b. sides the
regular Goveinn ent monoro'ics. any art.
Gle or merchandise is likely to become n
Governnent monopoly at any moment by
simple order. And yet with all this
what we call slavcry-thc people seem TO
feel no hardship. Their bondage sits light.
Iy on their shoulders. They seem happy
comfortable and well to- do. No signs of
meanncsS, poverty or shabbincss. The
streets ard houses are clean to a provcrb.
The people take great p,ide in cleanliness.
fine clean white ,no,,;na of na,;ro Wv ,non' """
facturc. 50 clean That 1bcr nnt OF th";.
shoes before cntcrinc 70 N n Foro;an
visitors. hv tba bv orc oxnlo,oJ >, a. L.
anc: nnt 1obn Rnu i n,noL n, 49, " w. .,,,'' Wv
t!"uS to humor the natives in that way -
AS TO personal cleanliness, that is placed
Ic bptLs wLc,c;, Won r,ar .lo .,r.I.
every ,f,crnnon wosh;ra h.,
iurns 5 >
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,;.,o,t ,';I -" n'sv"' ' .l''o "'SPo''S,n Is con
y crt on -" ia S', ,,, l'c'.L,''y "ni cIn'eht-
,,lr,. >" ~ 49,, ,,,, ",' y: ',r p'op''' Out
,o,;on ~ Ia, -, a''', , ~ !; o"'y t"rIr exclusive
n.vn mn lnlmIoJ',, or l;lo... i"o peoi'o
,rnn,ly ,bor 10 ~, inau, a.. "IL' ,I. v'',o
inslavcd iftLov loro NV ;ranv r, 'ny ns ro;," a'
y - W, ""'' u" ,''iuN o' NOISY
hey may by and hv find ont thoir trnc NO
,irion. and iry and alter il Tho nconI, |
ire very polite to stranrers Thov |
10 not even Sion and stare at Won in tho
streets, as tho Chinese do, but salute vou
'iyily and PASS ON. Their larouacc Is
sweet and musical, and easily lc,rnod-
The japanese are livrlv. i,tcliicont liberal
minded. and anxious to imnrovc on thc;r
lnowlcdoe. In ,h,sc rcsnccts thov con
rast strongly with the s,upid. nnooant
Chinese. Ir fact. he Gnr or
i've DAYS sail from China to Japon places
,ou in an entirely different world In
heir dress they a,e neat. but not ooudv.
hey choose the chastcst and oue,cst colo,s
here are no rags or roltencss to le seen
n the street. No filthy. diseased boocors
nIest the thorourhfarcs. No foul stencil
,oisons God's sweet tmosoherc. Tn all
hcso r spccts. oh. how different from Chi
IA! Indeed. it seems imnossiLlo that tho
of a country on which nature
las bestowed her Gifts so lavishlv coul1 mar
is beauty by filth in their persons or
bodies.
"Wben Jso;d ,horo o
E noro,,v i, NJ; I'I,, "J %pPe''""eo
ionoJ at ,bo sono ,;,,,o CIV, i,I'h "''" ,'e"'
,ars lnt ,Lor oro olo.n S 10 ,no,1 i a a.o u
nd ovidentIy = n,;,;IoaoJ H.. TI. T,'u
bem NOR, 40 siro., =, - V,'oo ,: ~ in''o VI
ats on which conceal ta;. , s,",,,,o WV" ISno Oo
walks SLOWLY down tbo ' n,iId,, le os H. .,, o"e
inklino n small Loll vb;la HE ,mn ,mo 60 oon,