The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-25

SONR Times ABOUT fnE JAPANEsE. so
cial and moral condition Of the japanese presents
curious problems, and what seems to us to be
anomalies That sense Of propFiety which sug-
gests neataess in the person and the house, the
table and the bed, 70 10 be reconciled with an alb
sence or ignorance Of niodesty unequalled among
any people who nave made the first steps in CIV
ilixation.l We are to understand how it is that
people who in III classes punish adultery in the
upper classes guard the honor Of daughter with
the sword, should take their wives-yes even the
gentry and nobses~fro@ the jorogas No people
are more neat in their persons, bathing daily
the poorest Of them- u winter as we'll as sum-
fner, and warm baths are as frequent here as
drinking shops ia England or America Yet the
sexes battle together, and the baths and the plat
form ON which they dry und dress themselves are
q open 10 the sight Of every passer-by rs our
butchers' shop&f Not only Is the veil between
she sexes rent, but the veil which protects other
decencies Of life. The maxim seems to be that
whatever is necessary To be done, or 10 known to
exist, there need be no attempt to conceal
Again, while yoa are relieved from the offensive
sights OF the abandoned women who beset the
streets a English md American cities; the joro-
gas are legalized and made . respectable rs pos
eible. There, fosndlings or the daughters of the
poor or unfortunate, or needy, or less scrupu.
lous, are bound 10 apprentices, and educated &C.
cesding to The style and degree Of the establish
ment, in the necessary learning and in the &C
complishosnts - At boarding schools. From
these placsa where the prices over the doors fur
aish che only restrictions upon the admission of
oil men, are TO come many of the confidential
servants, and, In cases not few nor disreputably
estssmed, the wives and mothers Of the better
classes. ASH ss9 -, airs ls40e 81
Though military, feudal people, yet common
schools are provided evesyuhere and for all The
coolis, hanmesing stone in the qaarries or carry.
Ing bales on his back, can read and write, and
carries piece Of paper in his bosom and On ink
stone and pencil as his side Indeed, il is an en-
cearagiAg reelection to ~, il New England, that
II We persesers in our school system, We may SO
work over our Immigrant population that the pro-
portion Of our inhabitants who can read and write
may inttme DO - great - il has been for centu-
ries in japan; and The Celtic hod-carrier and the
gravel-eo6ser may yet, like the japanese coolic,
carry his tablet and inlk-hon in his bosom.
The profession Of the Ian and the science Of
jurispesAence thsy have not No intellects train.
I'd 70 fosonsic life compete with the hereditary or
military otRcials The magistrate is the political
or military officer, and has only the parties before
him, and made de aa& h written code, and il
not there, in bis own breast The only learned
Slass, oxcept tAe priests (vho are never poaiti.
ciaua,) are the doctors of medicine. science and
bealss.lettneAl They are tvoeworded men, and
have . respectable position As TO their learn.
ing or dkill. can say nothing Of my own obser.
walton. except this; A German sayant, DR.. Lin.
dan. who has spent some time in Japan as an en-
voy from the Suiss republic, was . passenger
with me- from AAkodadi % Shanghai He had
With him several volumes Of colored sketehes of
the birds, reptiles, insects end flowers of Japan,
the work Of Dr.. Kurimoto Txuiken, the chief ply
actan Of the Tycoon, and the most learned natu.
tsh4 81 yap1n. When Dr. Lindan exhibited
ssse sketches 70 us, We were amazed. Not only
- every hair and feather deltneassd, and the col
onm9 rich and various, bot De attitudes and 90
Vcn q birds and insscss are full Of nature and
spirit The silver hues Of the insects' wings are
20 given that they glissen 70 the eye. The aow-
e0 seem prepared tor microscopic observation. 1
an an .rrosg In saying that taa.s are the work q
Grandfather. coutiousd BY his father. ana cn...
pleted By himsslf By ths insessentica a. ~ -.
tclligsnflnd liberal French miasionar7 81 Hskn.
da1i, ~ Meenet, and d. csasaas o. ~, -
ernmeRt, KurimotO has been induced to conf;Se
The sn0tN ~ 70 DE-. NidAn, for the purnosc :
having diem pnhlishsd in Europe. The stImn,r
of the distineeton b would acquire In the W..
was goyeeeiag motive with the learned Jsnsr
80 sooE me hossey 70 sa9gast 10 Dr.. Linda,
49, ~ o@lsa.o0ien lnstitase o. The Amesica
might undertake The work, IL offered :
49, nfss, On political - well a. scientific cor
, .s;s But Dr. Lindan's own scienti6c X
.,1ons ere with Paris. and to Paris prcsum
80, ~ Sc. But ue nay we'll hesitate 70 cali
49, sscaslIlaed Who produce such works :
49, ~ ~ 80 Visiting cards before Europ
SNasAasd q. Dam. j.
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