The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1877-04-11
LETTER FROM JAPAN.

keBE, JAPAN, FEs-, lsIT.
DEAR GAxErrE,-Lcs me tell y0a something about
JapAress ingenuity. L has been said that ihsy
usks ererythins cut of bamboo; although not
strictly true. yet full list Of articles Of this elias.
reEli De quite 600 ling for gire. can only
aalAe fe~ Of them. Toys Of many kinds. fans
covered with paper, eanss, GRbrelis aEi broom
handles. picture fr4nss bookraeks. Baskets in grssi
VARIETY. tsauty and utiliss; CHS. feE
aths heOps-aos ozy for snail vessels cut for tanks
Of 50 "a hhds. Fog shs they split insO
strips and iageniOusly beat. But low the ends are
fastened eaanes imagiue
Their skill in ueudiag beautiful eroekery and
glassware Is wonderful They split and cut stone
admirably. They spit granite a,o slA5.. blocks ana
rails TO suis their E,risas purposes They have
ariiges entirely tf stsas. from foundation railing
Thsy make pillars 20 or 81 feet high and OK
fe=s in diameter, ef aaHy pieces. aad perfectly
joined that skey TO be cue solid block. Their
swords are SO veil tempered that they said to
equal the "a DaT74 bIadss Fheir lacquer ware
sslks. and bronze images are Of World vide "A ne
Thsy make artificial biris that ere very accurate
copies IT aAtzrs Their bells have tie delight
al tsass and shsy have Of enoruOc- size Thers
tEe uear t-npIe Kiy0t@, abSat II feet figb,
feet in diLmcter saI inches thick, AID ssie
be sds yssIs ED bet ara rather sO4gh appear
anco- Their ingsnaicy in esading &C e,iisus Law Is
remarkable There Was, it is said, lsz requiring
hase living in cue dissri.s to treas their har in
way which rasy hatsi. and, in srdsr to sTsde this
Ia~, they shaved their head. elsar.
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