The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-16
ON A FRENCH COUNY
Our NagasakI Cerre,vondence,

Our NagRsaki CSrre pondemce.
NaGAs,N, Nov. %, fsSo.
Anosher Glance al the Returning Ansdassado-s-Tas Ssu
posed Hostility Of the Japdncs. 70 Fbresorery-A vyes.
into their Inner Life-Usqrl Rno,o,.,lpe OF The IesSg.
Their Node Of Restoring Fddsd Fioocs-Yhe Rock 9
Soao1saYaGasht-7ae SkR of the Men IN the Seiewce sg
Ar'as-7ne Wearers Of Japa,,--Ea,nea Desire F Ms
Ieople for improvement, de- DC.
The United States steamer Saginaw just arrived fron
Kama gawa brings the the arrival of the Nagars
with the wonderful Japanese Embassy. This is quitA
satisfactory, for now we have good 10 hops
that shah be spared further particulars about these
''most interesting people" After season OF mover
before dreamed OF greatness, they will bs salts
fed once more to wear their pstol Of abcton some
Japan enthusiast has called the prosaic top Knot =
as unnoticed all other members of the saMs
race.
The most hospitabe reception which the Japanese re-
ceived while in America does seem to cause itks
treatment in every of our citizens by the pec-
pie out here For simultaneously with above emu
mers,ed heard Of very hostile attack on par%v
Of United States naval officers, made by number a
Japanese and that not low Japanese but two swordsA
istruc the attacking numbers were drunk bat
avery old proverb teaches sin rerdsr it In
only too much feared that the true sentiments many
Japanese are Of hostile nature to Foreigners, which
show our plainly when the effects OF have taksa
from them the mask OF cold politcness II Is dsyustag
to how low and degraded beings wine makes oat a
this most polite OF nations. There stop 70
their cxcesses when the fatal saki has ared their
blood IN winter time most probably takes with them
the place OF stoves they have none However tho
returned Ambassadors may be able 10 tell or of
dissipation in bwn country with Just much truth.
funess. Deplorable that would be, IL should pre-
vent statement Of facts Ike the above it is not the
object in these lines to compare Japan with any other
country but simply to describe in all its different
dltiols customs, &C. far the small limits of news.
paper correspondence and own opportunities q Of
serving will permit.
1t may be interesting TO speak here Of the peculiar way
in which the japanese kill tho "carp"-a ish highly val
aed by them. They blindfold him. after which he
ms to the fatal knife without struggle like the maA
prepared for the pleasant OF "disemboxd-
ing" They say that the carp, when thus bndfoldeA
knows that he is going to be killed and that there ne
in opposition Whatever may be the trus
state OF the carp's feelings, the school a
philosophy according TO which he acts, or ra-
ther suffers, the fact Is a fact, and might be
Of some little service TO American housewives.
Another little practice would mention here for the beus
fit OF those who love TO decorate their rooms with
flowers. After bouquet dropping beyond all remedies
Of fresh water the japanese bring back to ali is
first glory by very simple and seemingly desruc.
tive operation. had received days ago delight
ful bunch OF flowers from Japanese ac1uafnancs TSa
continued live all their beauty nearly two wesk
when at last they faded Just as about 10 have
them thrown away the same gentleman Japanese geo.
teman came 10 sec me. / showed him the faded low
crs and told him that though lasting long time thev
had become useless. "0h " said he 0ony put the
ends Of the stems into the fire they viii be good
before" was incrcdulous so he took them himself
held the stems ends into the fire until they we're com
pctely charred. This was in the morning; at evening
they again looking fresh aud vigorous aud have
continued so Tor another week. What may be the
snp be be seas rns S sOso socs 10
Juices into every eaflet and vein whether be tho
bountful supply Of carbon furnished by the charrisg
inclined, however 10 the latter cause the full
effect not produced until eight hours after
wards, and that, IL the heat was the princi.
pal sgent must have been sooner followed BY ssbie
chapges,
short time ago took walk TO a most beautifully
sitsAtcd village the seashore called Tokts in the
neighborng proviace 0mura Though beyond the treaty
limits, yet is il most visited by foreigners on
account Of its splendid scenery as well Of tbs
excclency Of the road leading there, being almost
the only one at all tit for horseback rides. start.
ing at the head Of Nagasak Bay, II winds through beau
hills and mountains, only at few points interrupted by
more than gentle rising. Within two miles Of the
huge dimensions rises to the icf OF the road sbrp,y
from the side Of steep hill, Bearing ON top OF II
lower il only by three short egs Bet tween
the two rocks there rs in some places room enough
very promising pcrrormcS be labopio", o 'Pes Ds
was richly rewarded for great part Of the inland
sea was spread out before me at one view, being
three sides, while that part OF kinsn wiiere
stood completed the square. The difference in empera-
ture between the side Of the rock facing the the
opposite 10 IL nearly twenty degreesso that
while 1 was uncomfortabiy in one spot I wae
chilled few yards from 1t belonged 10 tho grano
rocks bearing In It's entire outside the powerful disin
tegatng influences Of water and atmosphere which
always show themselves ess on all granIka
masses del ending well known upon the ascendencv
Of the the other OF It's component parts Tha
Japanese have given II peculiar name s'SAbakaara-
kash,' in reference to the story OF a man who was
taking some sh TO market but, coming In sight OF the
rock, be thought, from s hanging position that ID
would fall very shortly He therefore did not possess
courage enough TO pass It, but waited for its dcsceot
looking t most intensely and forgetting al about his
the saying s whenever brings spoiled hsh into tho
market, that he has come by the rock s'Sabaksa-
rakashir
On this little excursion out into the country had oc-
cason to see some Japanese gentlemen horsebask
notice how they were followed by troupe OF servants
on foot who kept up with thom matter Il what gale
the hoses went But thon these servants who Mus c1
the speed OF the riders do thing else Only kcs
TOT this one oce their coed time comes s soon - homo
10 reached. The nature Of japanese servants lay
one, and IL takes whole host OF them 10 do the work AZ
small household But even then il done but badly.
Those runners whom you would take TO be the most &C.
tive cd sprightIy men, seeing them move ON with so
much while after their masters horses, VIII lounge
about and sleep away their existence as soon a. hey are
Y "on duty
| On my return from Tokts noticed number Of scys
wadng In the knee deep water that covered fields
/ by the roadside, and picking up sonGD from the
surface OF the water every few moments they we're
collecting eeches 70 sell them 10 the Japanese doctors.
The Japanese leecbes very small, and II takes AZ
least twelve OF them to draw as much blood a. ons
7 ieech.