Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-07-27
JeddO.

! JeddO, the capital city of the Empiru
of Japan, is in the 36th degree OfIatitud,
and is said to be one of the finest cite
in the world. The streets are wide anC
clean, and the fine views of the Gulf O
| JeddO, with the high hills beyond, anC
the picturesque gardens, trees and tenn
! pies nearer make mp many curious anC
beautiful views for the stranger to see.
The Emperor lives in the middle o
! the town, in the castle, surrounded will
three walls or enclosures. The noble
and great people all have very fin,
I houses, built principally Of wood, carVel
! succeed and Ornamented. These hOus
| es, are built principally in squares, tht
middle being the residence Of the owner
the rest, those of servants, dependent
| &c. The gardens surrounding thes,
| places are laid out in good taste; every
bit of ground taken advantage of, anC
mimic effects of scenery, such as tiny
waterfalls, ponds, rOck-wOrk, g., very
well got up.
The Japenese bestOw great care on the
growth and culture of timber trees
The cedar grows to great hight; theOaB
tree, the mulberry tree-many towns
live entirely upon the silk manufacture
then the urusi, or varnish tree, Oi
which the celebrated varnish known ev-
eryWhere by the name of Japan; most
of their furniture is coated with this
and all their plates dishes and drinking
vessels as they do not appear to use
glass or china ones; then the camphOI
tree, of which the puzzle boxes are made
the pepper tree, chestnut tree, walnut
tree, and many Others too numerous
to mention.
They are the most curious people for
dWaTfing all manner of trees and plants.
Growing things are twisted into all
manner of shapes, and flowers and fruit
of one sort t'grOwing plants and trees of
other sorts outlying even Mother Nature
herself. The love of flowers is strong
among even the very poorest of the peO-
pie, and few are without a pot or two,
or some kind of q tree or shrub grown
against the back of the house, perhaps,
reaching in through the windows, and
loved and petted almost like children.
On account Of the pOpulOusness of this
country, every inch of ground is inn
proved to the best advantage, and not
only the flats but the hills and noun.
tains are cultivated, and made to pro-
duce such things as they can. The rice
fields are beautiful sight so well culti-
waited and drained, and irrigated so care
fully. They are not unhealthy like in
other places. Common vegetables are
also grown in abundance; indeed, the
poorer classes live principally on fish
and rice, varied by vegetables or wild
plants. Tobacco is also grown in large
quantities = the japanese being great
smokers. Their pipe has a very small
bowl, and hangs by a button from the
girdle or belt-the people have no pOck-
of l.
namented and expensive, and the pipes
themselves works of art. The tobacco
is cut in fine shredS, bag full of which
hangs with the pipe at the waist.
Nagasaki is the principal trading port
with foreigners having been the longest
open to them. Decima., a small island
close to this town, which is entered by a,
bridge, is the famous Dutch station,
where for many years the Dutch people
had n monopoly of trade with the Japan
nese-submitting to all sorts of indfgni-
ties and close confinement for its sake :;
until within the past few years no for
eign women were allowed in the place,
and so the Dutch MERCHANTS had to bear
this tedious exile from their families.
Most of these indignities, however, were
brought upon themselves, and richly
deserved by their dishonest attempts to
smuggle, and overreach an honest and
trusting people. The japanese are not
naturally a suspicious people, and we
must lay it at the door of intercourse
with civilized nations their being so
now. They have hatred against for
eigners which it will take years of inter
course with some of the better class of
English and Americans to do awav
with.-NGtO Dominion NoRtI,Ey for ,Tt,,,S.