Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-28
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visit TO the nrcsitlent wrirns .-Snon aft1,r e."
reception by fine nrcsident ronmoncoJ 7 ,cas
shown into his Office where several o,,a.s
were seated. W .tinp their time to eycbango -
few words with the plain old gentleman sn9toJ
in front of small table in the window cornnr
of the room. Some apDlicant for nm ,nno;,,t.
ment was sneakinp when entered In ho
was very shortly interrupted bv the eutranrc
of more than a hundred scbonI Girls haaJe6
bv their teachers. He at once rose and an.
preached them in the most fatherly manner
taking them all cordially bv the hand as thew
filed 3ast him. and ADDRESSING a few words tn
every two or three orouned nnar hin, The
task to which Inc seemed nrettv we'll acrns.
toned was soon over the Girls retired and no
concluded his iuterview with the candidate for
peace. after which he SINGLED me ont. and |
advanced ia his side. and at his invitation sat
down We then entered into conversation. to
which the rest in waiting were attentive listen
ers. Abiding to the Japanese, he said, "tlley
aver speak to me without calling me emper.
: and his majesty, and are the most parti.
'sGiar people about what they should do"
Everything was written down for them stating
the course they were to take, the number of
bows they were to make, and all that, before
they lett Japan. They cant understand ME
al ALL You know they were here III front to
near the Dand on Saturday Wen, went
down the steps to speak to some OF my friends
that saw, ana they couldn't understand thai
at all. 10 think that emperor of the Uni
ted States-shoud go down among and shake
hands with the people, astonished them won
derlully. On no, they couldn't understand
that at all, SO unlike anything IN their coun-
Try. how long, sir, do you think they'll re-
man IN this country = L asked. 'Well,
couldn't tell you; they are the queerest peo-
ME 10 deal with DOSSlDIp there's
anything out of them, they're so close about
everything May be they IL remain the hun
dred days, or perhaps only the sixty, AT any
rate, they IL have to wait TILL the Niagara
reaches Panama, and she has to go round
the cape the worst season OF the year, so that
IL VIII take her three months. "Ah, these
japanese" he continued, they're the most
curious people ever saw. They take notes
OF everything. Ihey We got down long de-
scrpton OF how looked when they had the
reception, and everything they've seen; moth
ing escapes them. They're always sketching
and taking notes OF things. They're very
proud, too, | can see; they bow very low, but
they won't do more than is prescribed for them
III their instructions"
THE RELIGION OF THE JAPANEsE-Tbe
Orthodox religion of JaDan is Sintoo-aIl wor-
shin the sun. Their belief is that the world
was regenerated through the instrumentalitv
aud appearance on earth of female, and after
having performed this great and good work,
Tor which by God she was ordained, she as
cended TO Heaven and became embodied in the
sun. Their national flag is embamatiCal of
their religion, displaying as it does the sun in
all It's purity upon the white field. There are
other sects, and among them the most numcr-
Gus would appear to be the followers of Bud.
dina Many suppose that Buddhism is the
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number nearly three hundred and twenty
millions-this and the Mahomedan religion
being the principal creed or religion of the ma
tons OF the cast. The founder OF the Buddhist
religion was man called Sakya SInha, who
was born, as was supposed, 2420 years be-
tore the Christian era. 1t is not known for
certainty when Buddhism was introduced
into Japan. The statement so often made,
that Christianity is not at present in any way
tolerated, is mistake, for the government is
lar from being intolerant in religious matters.
Religion is matter Of business, which is at
tended to altogether by the Makado and his
priests. Some of the Japanese attached TO
the Embassy worship Buddha, some Sinto,
some Mahomet, and some worship nothing.
The two Ambassadors and one OF the inter-
pretors are Buddhists the Censor has no par
tcular religion; the Vice Governor is partly
Sinto and partly buddhist.
The JAPANESE WoMEN.-The writer for
the New York Herald. speaking of the ,Janan-
csc women. saws they are recognized rs
companions, and not merely treated as slaves,
which l consider to be feature III the society
of Japan which goes far to show the superiori-
ty of the people to all other Oriental nations.
/ would stick feather in the cap Of every
japanese husband in token Of my admiration
of their evident appreciation of the gentler
l., l.
wear caps. The absence of poygamy is also
a favorable feature attaching itself to the COM
munty. | will only allude to the system and
inmates of the tea houses to say that the Gus
tom of so living is considered quite orthodox,
and that they are eventually taken in marriage
When that event occurs they invariably shave
the eyebrows off and blacken the teeth with
liquid which also corrodes the gums This
last custom is sometimes practised so soon as
an engagement is formed. They also, and in
most cases before marriage, dye the lips with
sort OF rouge called bling, which is manufac-
tureu !ron 'Iie carthanus uhctorlus, and pre-
p"ieu IN s.hau porGeljt'n cups, Wheh snght
eoal vi 'lils 4pplieu! IT prouuces orlght req
co!or uul d deep Vloiet nue., the INT most
pI!~eu' can ohly DC impaired ey laying It on
1 I nave seen some very pretty girls IN
JaP"'l' out must AUNT mat the married Ia
ules were not III my gslllnalioh' as fascinating
q" az '.ie WI gyms nu1 '"pahese eentieIiieh-ana
I Iiey are tne only ones cohc' rheu-may thlhK
uinelehuy'
The EXPENSE OF THE EMBASSY True to
our instincts, we cannot get along without
touching upon "the expense, which is already
making an impression at the state department.
The claim of the Panama Railroad Company,
for taking the party across the lsthmus, is
$780, The cost of building extra cabins and
stores on board the Roanoke exceeded $1,000
and more than another thousand was exppnded
in bringing themselves and baggage to Wash