Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-05-26
A Talk with the japanese.

! The interest ieli IN The Japanese EN-.
bassy at Washington has sustained but
litle diminuiion. The Metropolitan press
and The leading journals of New York,
chronicllng daily The gossip and move
menis of our oriental visitors. We mske
the following extracts
An Interesting interview occurred Sun
day between DR.. H II, Superintendent of
The Columbus, % } Lunaric Asylum, and
the physicians Of the japanese Embassy,
The following colI"qny took place
| DR.. HI,!-!low many insane persons
have you in Japan Very few.
Have you separate hospitals tor them ?
We have four hospitals IN Jeddo for The
sick, with separate wards for the insane.
Do you use force or violence in their
management We 90 no., buI have strong
rooms and guards.
Do you ever bleed insane patients !
Never.
Are idiots and lunalics kept in the same
ospitals They are, but in different
wards; we have but few--not more than
twenty in all; there may be some in pri,
va hospitals.
How many sick DO you average in your
hospitals From five 10 eight hundred,
but all poor.
Here the Japanese doctors became III
terroga,ors, and inquired
Have you any insane
DR.. Hill-We have three hundred IN
my hospital. -,
How many of these are insane AL
The reply sslonished the inqu''l'ors'
who raised their hands and looked al each
other. 49,.
What medicines do you use +! Wines.
ouinines, and other slImnlanIs.
Have YOU hospitals for dumb and blind!
Yes. but separate. ~
Have YOU medicinal gardens None
of importance. ,,.,,
The Japanese have remarked that they
would like TO get the seed Of our plants oil
every description, for The imperial gar,
dens of Jeddo. and they were inIorme"
these would be furnished them by the
National Agricultural Society: they
were also told that they would nave an
opportunity to inspect The Asylum Tor Tie
Insane, before leaving here, which appear
ed to crafty them very much.
OnTRAoE UPON THE JAPANEsE.-A
grea, outrage is said to have been PerPe-
lrated on these people by Mr.. ChaPIn' ar
llsl for Leslie's pictorial. They charge
that he borrowed sketch book OF Their
artist TO look at one moment; and lelt with
il for New York. They are highly IN.
dignant, and pronounce tins to be the first
ueachery Prac'iced on them by Amen-
cans.
Apprehension is felt for their poor ar
list, who will be severely punished for
letting The book pass from his hand-.
Leslie has been leleg aphed TO on the sub
jeci.
Col. Colt has presented the Embassy
with specimens OF his revolving firearms.
An exchange Of treaties takes place on
Tuesday, and ,he Embassy have accepted
invitations 10 dine with ME President on
Friday.
This afternoon Capt. Porter took Them
up 10 the Presidents grounds where they
INDUCED in all sorts Of cspers, laying
down, rolling over, jumping laughing &c,
enjoying themselves more than they have
since they left Japan. All the party. in
GLIDING the sixteen officers and 6hy SER
wants, were out.
The princes are very exclusive; even
coming from AspinwsII, on the Roanoke.
The Ambassadors were not on deck more
than dozen times during the whole trip.
then only few minutes at time. It's
decidedly contrary To their ideas OF what
belongs 10 their position. They consider
it a great compromise Of dignity 10 90 out
OF their room, or mix up with the officers
OF lower rank.