Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-31
SOME JAPANESE DOINGS AND
CUSTOMS.


Japan Gazette we find MANY curious
items illustrative of the character of the
natives of that Empire and giving Us Il
slight Insight into certain of ,heii. man-
ners and customs, as for instance
We regret TO see in Mondays lyester-
days Nisshia Shi!.jisi.i, 4 Cover nlnent
notification, sIsEct 10y D.iIo DaIjin,
S..njo Saueyosh., to the effect that all
I'll and Nm Are authorized To eAIinIiie
,llpr:ts by torture, Il required. We
should hope our native contemporary.
WHO often speaks very plainly to Su'eti-
Eltnt, Will Explain Ia them the Difbtrlty
uf such il IL eunud OF ehcitinS testimony
or confession. So long as this mode Of
examination Is permitted, japan must
not boast of her civilization.
Here IS an illustration of government
mental honesty which Is Well worthy of
imitation in Cnristrndom
merchan. Of Tokei, few years ago
made Il sinking investment Of I,3lo RIOS,
having lent tnem to III lmpecunlons
uiAulo. Under the new government, Inc
money was restored to hlm, and he has
tened to hand II back to the Okurasho,
which has awarded hin three silver Sob-
lets As Il souvenir Of patriotism.
OF Japanese ingenuity the Gazette
says:
The famous Mesane-hashi,o or spectacle
bridge in K.yotu, proves that the Japan
ese can build handsome stone bridges,
"a.
hardly sale to erect high stone building
III tins earthquake afflicted land, Yet no
SUCH ohj-ctiuus apply 10 p"'itiSe archl-
lecture white thelt great utility rensters
1t very desirable that durIbllaty as we'll
as beauty should be t.,k-u mic conSidei'.
tiun III the erection of these useful helps
to safe and rapid trsnslt.
OF the existing rebellion and its cause
the Gu3,et> eniighsens us il the fol-
lowing:
The rising in the Fuhuo KIN, which
has assumed such formidable l,ropoi-
tons that the government have sent
down Il miu-ut-war with troops on board
to assist in quellinS the disturbance,
had lis origin i'll the simple use Of IA
badly chosen word. The government
order wis that all young men of n certain
age should be liable to De drawn by con-
scripiiol for military service except
those who should De able TO pay Certain
sum for IL substitute. The Ken Off ers
put this substitution fee up III the Ken
clio. as .'bIooL-mon~y" and this having
come to the knowledge Of some OF the
populace, an absurd story got abroad
that government had made 4 contract
with foreigners to supply them with 1t
quantity OF human blood. and that those
VINO would not redeem their blood by
this payment would be sacrificed. At
first II WAS not credited: but when the
formers went to the kencho, and saw
the word itself, their anger was beyond
control. and hcnce the risinS. They
have already destroyed all the K u Off
clal buildings. and there Is no immediate
uppes.rance of calm. 1t IS the most St.
rluIs of ali the riots We have had To re-
port. Still, It gives the government 10
Une..ineSs as to lis perln..nence q: rs -
its spreading.
OF 4 handsome case of Yankee b,nes-
olence the Gazette makes mention thus
wise:
Daring the latter part OF last year DR..
Berry. ..u American doctor, TOOK charge
OF tnr International Hospital and thru
his kind treatment, butn amongst rlch
aud poor, has made for himseIt many
frien as lie has furnished medicine TO
the sick ami given his attendance with
o.lt lee therefore the number III people
that consdited HIM, daily lnc.ets, d.
A lew days ago he opened another Hos
pIt;.l III Iilnon-duli ont Of pure kind
ness to Jipauese. Oar Government.
should take example by this action and
throw open the snlyakain Tor the char
Hattie pacpose oi treattinS the, SICK VINO
are. III distress iut.eed We may
nrmiy say. this doctor Is truly Il phIi..h-
thropic;i man.