The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-05-11
JAPANESE pEcUt1AHtF1Fss :

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The japanese, during their stay in San
Francisco, lisse exhibited great. many pe-
oulisfites, which. may be interesting to
many readers, aaa ~e,beIieye have 'hotsbeen
told befote. They have ar slovn. them
selses vsty easily pleased, and exceedingly
well.bred. When askedSto- try some disi.
Fnew, 70 lhem, they a. so, ifthey like ,tthe:y
lcohtihqs eatittg,s EXPRESSING +oshemselyes
pleased ;sif not, they taste no more, bue
nsssts express dislike. The Ambassadors
are. veryFdigni6ed, and command respect.
The inferior Officers never enter their apa.t.
meptL without bowingssad ,hessetyan,sGin.
*aIiaBly drop upon tls:knee.., g;
f. Tlsysafe all very light eateta, but they
take tfieirimeals very quf klybalH,ost, every
Is!hlipgalieg do-slowly but citing with them
arpid operation. Fhe subordinstes eat
aoili6g :bu.:Iiee, Bas the digg11i,aties ats
tfendsof' sweatmeats. cakssconfeclions Of all
kinds, and:sauess None of them, eat any
Emeas except. .shasthe dignisarisas take lit
Eils chicken, and none Of them use either
'|milk Ct butter. &fIeys drink bo,lf tea and
coffee And are no soonetttrougE witai'their
meals than they 60 TO smoking. ir-.mili
sobxcsodh small! pipes. ,
They areall very APT al, t,learniug anything
The tnahnsfs6f foldipgsnapkinss especially,
for INSTANCE ~lilrit for:any o,tier species, Of
The sysnasAo'ae.woa1d require adpappredtice.
s,'ip of-a day .ortvo, tlis:yapsaese learn BY
seeing it done once. Tier poseis Of imis
,asion are cohsequshtlt yteft gfcat;saatl for
any kind of manipulation 2ar.er scholars
could ots7posslbly DO anywhere found:
They ieath to-tttite tie klellsit Letter ini a
few minutes and can csry anything aMsS
see. Tho facdlty of cons,ruc,iveness indeed
,,Eseems to be a natural Development, es also
'1isa'certain serene good huu,ot, hlieh Is iudi.
Gated by tlieir universally fat, plump, smi.
ling, round faces. Another- national char.
ac,eristic seems to be ,teir inquisi,ivensss.
There is.hardly anything that ESCAPES thetn !;
about our government, laws, customs, manu-.
tac,uresrcouhtfy and SO on, tiis1 are never
done asking, questions. -At'.he Intsrns.
.eiohal they were.very curious to understand
tie relations between Mr.. Haley and his
rempleyees; what sort Of government wal
established there; how Mr.. Haley couiu
EFEays everything attended to SO welIsssad
..hhySran,ss.1s VA. . sort Of % n,if,ss ., m.s vs
they, we're, su,p,ised at i musisssl;rS r. ss IN;
.ss,dsa- 10 regard ,,o.th.sH H@a,is.n spsoeis,;
1,hsy ~;il any Home % shs s.ion
~bichlllss no 40 lfihsss asa: no Emperor. g
II II. 1,.isuoaaossnpinonssfills Ii that ho,asosa;s
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I Don't aocate yourself .
Wild horse. us's..; JSus & a ai''sea-
ted. .ss.sss
j Airsdesman oiesn loses ssu.tom: and
+" 'sldspot.'m.n nan bis 'apselAby' High char
80. p
a. wife. farewsifsto her husband ever,
: morning N..a sna 11s%
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