, 1874-11-06
JAPAN.

JAPAN.
Gnrdon ing 80 Janritks7snH 3'- Chinese
Servants n,eh Is Connpratlorox.''
Tokoha"a tSept 10y GSrysspoadenes f TIC Hso 1ToTt
Tho nattyo raraenol.E s"r. r,oBaeaa a wonderful
skill in tho training aud dwariing Of what in
Amorica would 10 largo, coarBe-leayod troos
tho rlno aud cedar nro brought into dminutvo
grotcsquc shapes. aud the lunplc. with It's tiny
l,ouAo-plant. Alany thick shrubs arc cllppod
Into tho shape Of various anin,alB. aud by tho
aid Of bamboo twtgs AZ n support a certain 1lno-
leaved viuo (of tho nafno or Which AM igno-
rant) is 20 woven ~ to represent man,
cortnin flower show which took place in
Ycdo some months ago, ,JaEanoao lady,
life-sze, holding All open parasol, Was accurately
represented by tho peculiar twiHtings to which =
ohrysanthc'num In full bloom was subjected.
But the cultivation Of fruits mud vegetables ia by
no rnonnA attended with Tho SUCCESS that iH met
with In tho training Of ioHorB. Fruits. especial.
y; though or tempting nppearnnco, arc nons OF
tllom uttarfy taetelcss. It is sata that foreign
tho tsstolosanoss Of tho native onea aftor the
first year Of bearing, wlilct compoe tue frequent
importation Of frosl seeds to Rupply tho wants
Of the foreign community. Some Of tho fruits
aud Vegetables arc Of an unusual size; perhinl-
mons average inclles in diamctor. and turnips
Aro about the longth aud thlcknosa OF mans
arm.
On the streets may be secn in great numbers
curious llttlo vohclos called jlprikshas. Theso
aro model OF two-wheolol baby y-carriago only
much larger, aud have two shafts instead OF d
ceutra- pole, and woro brought into uHo two or
thrco years ago by Japanese. WHO took hia
idea from Uncomfortable yohicloa Of the foreign
iufants. They are usually msdo to hold Only
ono person, though mRny Rro largo enough for
two, and aro druwn by nasivo co0lio pnlliug bo-
tween tho Bnnfta. They arc gaudily painted or
1nqucrcd, md have gayly-co!orad cushions. and,
having good springs, they make . very comforta-
tivoly economical QUO. Though they havo boon
III usa but short time there arc now CO, 100 IN
japan. and ain told that yearly tax has to bo
paid oil each jinriksha, thus forming . largo
aource Of revenue to the Government. There il
not, to my knowledge, any legal tariff OF prices
acts RH much ls l8 can, especially from those
who aro ignorant Of tho customs Of this plaeo.
Many amusing stories are told Of tho chonta tho
jinriksha men practice upon new!y-arriyod for
eiGnera. lily frat nIparinnca waA that paid for
a ilnrikalla two or tllroe lneH much as waH
customary, TINT at tho ond OF each ride protest
was made By tho cooljo at the small sum given
him. However, soon learned that I was
1ftsS SoSs p0a5' ~ g eeos is AS So s
foo for tmo-hours' ride, and that tho
Japanese pay evon loss. Tho strength aud en-
dnranco OF these tinrksha coolies arc remark
nptu-o w." ;ta,,a + A. ,,,t;ias ~ n.,t ~
..ino Eours r. woa anna lima heforo 7 ronli1
taa.n na an,,,ofo,raa ~. ti,a cnneronf1v ;nh,1ma
practice OF requiring from ''ian tho work or a
tsagao mi thn ,.crssto,,co ,x,th wh;cf, ha n,'s
,'a 'foroi'ar In ,rofaru wait;,y ~ r;Sin1
trocl,,ca m inn of INV IN Iroring an b;n norf
r. apnd altar n whio I not only learned to tolerato
being drawn by u follow-hcing, but 70 usc with
,ncnna to ~ cooiio "hn,ry mn, anil wbio,, witt,
anpaa ~ tran, 10 xorv ,nrassaro rnn,;ndor W."
7oo anothcr - % atsss ~ cool;cs nro thu botoa' vho
NJ n,,1,. narfnr,n tho 1ntjna ~ ornons h,t az
connn;,y con mn; ri tho horses wnon used tor riding OF
~ NV tin nsprow wv an1 c,oxScl ~ 6tu ~
.rt,, VI n,anv nadoatrana in tho m;ddle af tom
y hoitn IL ~ ,srcst scry;co runn;ntt ahead am3
o,oa r;t,1 tno " ,rav Sar t,o o,ao ja ,Ias rio
Jsparose ponos arc, ~ rulo. vicious. untrust-
;''~ t;;,1s a hnto an inano5laaho aafaruard
:rHs,.a % soo,no ~ ho wn,,dar fniiv nonI Hni;ar'
staudine hatwoen Lin aud I,1o Lorse. tho lutier
fnIio,v;,7c Fin ioad NJ Tia for,nar lkn not In"
ra"l, md ccncra]iv in on,,nnrace snpor;or to tin
finrfal,n conlIcn md trainod for tkeir ,lutns
from nhii1EnoI T'nev inon nvor t1n ornmnd
Win ,omarkahlo actjyity. and with rr.cn antl
iirltmosa. TI,ov chi rim alj lay w;tts the sncnd
~ tie i,orsea thny aceon,ua,,v md look so froo
r. 5ron, fstTuo and broatno 30 eyouly that ono
nn,,1o-a ~ s.hot atnfF tinv ara n,n,o Au claan
thnv aro fneIy foymcd d'~stentlor. hroad-chcstoI'
oni r,,ucu1ar Thn;r rar,no,,ts aro clnun,nttinD
and ns'silx scant o,,n,''s;, to rya ono mi viay,
Of 't their u ae"devoiopod I lmJs. They have the tie
rannsat;om - henr tIo mnat II, a,1loss an1 ,i;s.i
.'ota1 ~ IL io,yor .3assaa 'Ao sA''0@-
TEora "a ~ isrro conmnnitv of chinoaa occu.
r,,in@ rortn,' ~ tho a"tttcment nnd eIuo any,
& tn hn,sea ~ ,.",x ~ ta a fora;1ou
I ,ou hoan @ nroroJ ~ I,omo +1,ox ara fo.,,"S ~
hn ~ aslfn' trorsmen mn. ono;r,h & sorv.,,tH ~
;r. nnn ~ ,o,','a,, Iosa au tt.an 49, ~ az "ar
80 vont ~ Fl "o,,aarn " fa,sn,,aao a.o ~ u.at -,
fo,,or ~ t1,o,, j., x1b;c onn ,no"t ~ w. far
a,rna,s ~ cnrc,,r for GLuoao fnt,,r co,n"'ond. ~
u,Src than e,rict, tho nyiro nf 1a,auoss iahar o9
ts,c e,,nn k;nd 'lY,a n,;ckucsa auI "toit;%nn"a
~ n Gh;naaa aorvant mnss tho hnnaaLoan;, nil,
Intioa ~ In InIv wn "mn,ous o,,o vorv iit,I!33
snIao1 hin rcnsral nnstnm ia n bSv"
tta ami, nort ~ hnuueho1d ato,r'
sr5 o1so a,,ay;,1 linn tn nrra,,"n ,ho Iii
~ fara' nj aiIo ,meu md ~ min nj
.o,oas",v ,,,rch,aau tTla ,,I., .rorts ~or,, aat-
;rnn}"r;i, tor ,,,nrv ~ thnn, ~. o,1 an',a,
Tre,cI coola int hayo a creat dcn1 ~ oYoc,,t;wa
al,;1,tv II ia trmo lint te;r wo1i.k,own sa ~
mesa in money affairs ob!ieca ono to koop h
Htriss watch In regard to expenditures, but a
monthly sottlomont OF accounts III very little
trouble compared to the uevor ooasns watch
fulness aud round OF orders that a Colt at home
renuiras. For tie first moutl, ur two ut house,