Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-02-17
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NNtH lulHlHntH W. Nl'V0Nl w wv
tour recently made by Minister Do
Long throughout tho most remote
aud curious porlionb Of JayaL We
take Tie lUllOw Ing extracts
Along tho linc oftrnycl, whcncv
or We found nny settlements, we
would fnd litllu mias, or praying
places. with stone images of gods
arranged IN groups, IN some ln'lan
Co.'S dressed with led cloth, aud IN
Others without ruimcnt. Before
zach of these plnccs would be seen
the inyariable red gate, dcnoiing
the faith to bc Sntooism, tho rcli
gion Of The Mikndo Of the Govern
ment. In the discussion that en-
sued many months ago between this
Government aud the foreign repre-
sontalivcs. when tho attempt WAS
made by the lattcr to save tho set
Element uf native Christians near
Negasuk from persecution, the
question was pressed home on the
Government to know why it was
,Ilat this people were being sent in
10 bani.hlncnt and slavery fit was
not on account OF their being Chris
ians.
Tho reply was, because they were
insubordiratc and ungovernnblc,
hut tile extent of the insubordina
ton was that they refused to pass
through those red caves this being
the test of the faithful. 1t u IN es
tablishod fact that a terrific religious
war is now going on in Japan be-
tween the Sinto and Buddhists
scots, the latter being possessed OF
tho most valuable estates and priv
ileges acquired during the three
hundred years of the rule of the Ty
econ. whose faith was Buddhism.
With the instaImcnt of the present
(tovernmcnt, the Mikado brought
Sint0osm, the faith of his ancestry,
To tho front. and he has steadily
persccutcd the Buddhist sect, strip
ping them Of privileges and posses
sions until it is rumored that, in
despair, they have recently been
making some overturcs to Chris.
t'ans, looking to an alliance of
strength to resist the common foe.
Hence it is that the traveller in ia
pan finds tho gorgeous temples of
tho Buddhists going to decay and
almost deserted, while the new Sin
TOO temples are throngcd with dew
0tees. 1t docs not appear to dis.
turb this people any to change the
guds they worship, aud there is but
little reason why it should.
A sAcRILIGIous DOG AND \ SINGULAR
= :4 CUSTOM
We had us with n dog, "Tero,'
whose chief delight was to come up
on q cemetery. Into one Of these
he would rush with validity, and
soon fill himself out of the bowls Of
neat, Ash, etc, set about the graves
us chow chow for the departed spir-
its. No doubt many devotecs were
delighted to find that their anccs-
tors had at last received their of
fcr;nss, aud dcvoured their rice
like healthy ghosts. in each WI
lage through which We passed we
found little lines Of clean sand run
ming along the centre Of the street;
and in such places as VIC were to
rest for lunch, or to remain all
night, the house We were to stop at,
and the door VIC were to enter,
would be designated by line of
sand leading directly thereto, and
a lqnantity placed just at the door
step. This, we were informed, was
Il sign of welcome an old GUS
tom of the empire. We soon
learned to Judge oflhe hcartiness Of
our welcome by the quantity of
sand we found thus placed, and |
believe We rarely Judged wrong.
THE HoNoRs PAID TO TRAVELLING
DIuNITARIEs IN JAPAN.
Orr anticipated pleasure in see
ing tho people on the route was
much diminished by the orders
I hat, in Minister Dc Longs honor,
bad been promulgated, that all
should cease work and go in doors
whilst our cortege WAS passing
This token of respect we would
have had omitted, five coull
have so arranged it but the order
had swept Oh before us, and it was
Interchangeable. If any nnlucky
wight, man, woman, or child, was
unfortunate enough to be in the !
street, or even in the adjoining gar
isns or fields, at the cry Of our
guards A"I Rdta''-down he would |
have to come on his marrow bones,
with his open hands extended down
ward, his finger tips resting on .he
.and. All travellers on horseback
we're compelled to dismount, turn
,ut, and perform this obeisancc,
md pack-trains, Ne, to leave the
Dad. Such is the honor due to Il
Japanese dignilary when ON his
raves.
es THE HAIRY MEN.
On our'third day out we came on
,ur FIRST Aino, as we were about
ording u small creek, on entering
little village. He had on an Off
iai robe, being evidently one Of the
'illage authorities, and was in com
ANY With japanese officials. He
vas about five feet nine inches tall
nd stoutly made. His color about
hat of a Japane' 9 but he had very
ull,black and long moustache and
card. His hair was unkempt and
haggy, being neither entirely
traight nor curly, but rather wavy T,
n appearance. His legs, which
7erc bare TO the knees, disclosed no
lore hair than The limbs of many
'hite men. lie appeared very
and saluted us by sitting
own, placing his open hands to
e.hcrN backs down, and making