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hnd quickly psic'l. With Iook u profpuha a'-
tnnIstimcnt, ~ tce how 1t is. Alasl It must
imye l,rutl tOAlel."

Rnl quickly Alitnl. with A iouk u prolouha as-
'onshtncn,, ~ sca howl ts, Alasl must
hive hEn tDaletl,"
JAPANESE W wAr1RtSH-rLAGEs.
t',rr*ponftnrt NtrUar,t fDs'. -
Kusula IL place Of perhaps 4,000 or 5,HJ0
people, aElf IN the bugv season thcss arc ~
tnany mnro 7Istnra. From ncatly huMIrrsl
springs, At tho font Of the adjacent hills, the
hot watcr, imnrsgnats.t Will, sulphur, bursts
buL of lhc ground aud mites With two strunns
which low down sn'l meet In the centre Of tho
village. lust uuon the meeting place, In the
VERY centrs Of tie town, where thu larger OF the
two streams 1ow1 dhwu slight decline, :
series Of tanks have been built Of wood and
aud stono for bathing. These ara a'out ts,
feet deep aud ten OF Twelve square, Tbs water
! nows into the upper tank md thence tcs-
| risety into the others. Formerly largc shed
wits built ovcr these; but ycar Of 70 ago II WAS
burned down AMI haa never been rebuilt,
| 10 that these tanks arc not now used for
! bathing. No strongly fs the waitr tlnproEnated
with sulphur that tie whnle led Of the streams,
the sides an! httan OF tho tanks, and avery pipe
afll ditch in which the water runs, a'e caivcfc,&
! with thick csAlug Of yellow sulphur, while
the steam is continually ri4lnE like elHudh intn
ts alr md !l!iinx TIE whyle t'xn rith = peculiar
! lse llns made m nntiMely entratcn Into tlle III.
ternal regh'ne- Around tla open tanGa ot
which ! hare spoken STAN! the hotels. They
1CE AII iluilLt 1CNEl4 tIE DAlhAln1s3 <hS
ct,untry arc, With wtanlen frames. hot broal,
aud Tie lntcrstices wattled with taml,oo and
mastered III the lnelle with plaster and on the
nutsi,Ic with mixture of yellow mud ani c!'oa-
| uc,t atraw. Tile rofh arc sometimes thAtrIsetl,
hut tnura often roughly shingiel or covered will
pcccs ot bark, mud IN the tnp arc laid rows of
large stnnes tn hold them down. The larger
l'utcls ase three stories high, Which Is very
unusual thing in Japan. There arc no doors Or
windows, properly speaking; but tnstca'l
there are .*ltllng. eerccna, consisting OF n
erc,l wtth thin, hut very tough, white paper.
insiIc, tho partitions between this rontns
nre also puper scrccns, tut somewhat thlGkcr
The batl,s arc everywhere. Wherever a l!ttls
ut twelve feet elnare can bc put you find one
with 4 Btrca1n of the hot sululiur.watcs pouring
iniu It. Often the streatn IA made to fall from
height Of pig Of eight feet; ani There ihe
tapnt,-kc delight to sit Under Tho etrcam by the
hour, letting IL fall on thetr hcads asnl backs.
They ercm inlpcrylous tt heat.
Al Hhtl,eo, another Watering place whcro there
s : hot S a Si ts ea @s oe
tried thu atter, md found It 10 hot tat could
not bear 10 get Ento Il. What thu other was tho
reader tn1l prrhnps Imagine. hut tho Japanese
would 60 In and asay half an hour at time atlsl
then euulo out loosin9 Us II they hat heen par
LutIed, "a indeed they lia'l. 'rhs baths arc
usually tnrerel with root. anil sometimes one
or two sides arc ivlu<c,l, hut t!cy en-.
tlrely i1.rloscd. The .lal,ancse iiave no idca oi
prtvary In my sucil matter, mud 1t nefcr accurs
l., them that the naked tIoiy II n tl.tug to ta
concealed. The naths arc In tho most public
IL neariy rycry bath fs )htle tca-l,oDse Or rtst
ug place. where the bathcrs after coming nut
Of Ito waller, l0i,nyt On the mats s1nnkct chst,
anil witch tlIr aters, while thc wAitiug.gtrls,
hrtnE tca ami kwcettnca.s, and assist In tho
various little olrea Of tho toilet. both sexes
tatlIe together hbsuutclv nnketl. At tho upper
cpl uf tIn, tanks where tho large bath!ng.s.lctl
| N.Sn nNjs kR lH1rn hn{1t.
sn,ullcE than Ito old uuc, but cAEab IL ii tom
\ timing nbou. ?o0 lmnplc rlnAelv paskct!. The
! rncttlNl uf bathing Is somewhat different herc
i5oar.i. laid ncrosa the tanks rs closc as they
ts,n be PLACED, nll these the latera Ut Will.
5 their legs hatEIG down tntu thu water. Each
I pcrsnn Is pruylde1 with woodcn t!ipper, With
j wleh he " sl!a dl'm up tic wafer IRON ttle
two si.les ot tho sheds arc series Of shelves t.
4 hold the clothes OF the t,1thcr. aud tho other
: two slics arc otc1i; aud there is always crowd
;, vacant scat on the bonr.ss. Al thest
Two sheds the water II const1crrl 10 bc stronger
and marc beautiful than anywhere eiso In tht
village C9,se,@aent,E they 1rc especially pat,
consitertal very beneficial In cascs of crttptss
J, uiscAsc a,.l tho two batl,ing-llollses uentnnet
u are nearly given up 10 the sirk people. EvcrI
+ form OF loatli:ome akiu tl!sease naorns ttoi.'
g With hundred or usora persous al bathing to
II rtticr III the same tub, crowded rs close ~ tc.
:, cnt. sit, aA! only stream OF frcah wntcr M
- more than two Dr three I1ccB IN IIAl1Ettf NDW
= uv i It would seem II person who got wei
~ ~ ol o,la lscusu w,th! be prctty likely tn catc
y, - auoItcr Just a. bad In Its t'la. hut WIS A.
u st,rel OH ali sides that this did not happen, au
i ,nany cures wera. IN fuct, hrnught nbUut-
!. We look up our quarters IN 4 little hotel Il
=, the outkkists OF tho viilagc, lust where onu o
Il The streams entere.l, ~ that by walkln
!. III thu hank q few rods ws could II
;. asy time get fresh, ccail hatl, md a rcn'
L onah!u drgrce Of privacy. Lilo at thcs
:. M public a,nustlcnts, M balls, hops, or M
- thtur ni ttat klnt. ielIeve tlat tteru Ia
~ y. small tl,cntre at kusuta, Which, like Jupanei
:. theatres Ia Erncrntt opens Mt . O'Clock =. III
y ,.u,} rtt,scs nf,uut Il Or o'clock y. IN. Beside
>, this, teru wcru two or thrco very hnsncly slnp
ng-g!rIet wllu did not hpEoar to have much cu'
n tom. Besides the regular business u bntbtng
=. which, with It's accompanying lounglnE, stlnl
Ing, an1 tca4irInkiBR, alll gossip, CONSUME
several hours Ut tho tlay, there aEe walks tU IL
llut-snsnss, Which. lie al the foot Of the Aclgl
boring hie, visits to tlls tenpes ta thUyttlntt!
- u!c,,trs, anil MI llaensu amount 0t good kqual
!. !ua.Lng. Al have satd, there aro no conltt,o
~ -. ey,uscincnts. Each party Ut gucats keeps
+, ttself anl Tins Il. own occupations. was tnuc
~ struck with thu alDsgncc Ut young ladics, WI
), rt,t 90 conspicuous figure ut our xatcrtn!
=, t]ncrs ThGuEh thcrn Wcro several tiouAau
- visitors at kusuta, tlO not remember scctuE
r., siuglo Young lady, and lar4ly Child amor
II t!,cIt. Tic visitors setnlcd to bo chiefly me
~ anl Old or mild1e-Aged woHcn'
~ NEW YORK CITY.
Nsla ycrk Sun,
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