, 1879-07-24

Makes .tacx 4 dnil boy.
1,ut with equal t!tnrss It mas be eatd that MI
play and ITO work, or stn'.v, makes Jack q tri-
tl,ng boy; 70 that We know they arc all glad to
Eivc this hour to learn Of japan and the Jap
ancse. In tic nludY OF geography, we know
that The Union Pacific Railroad, With
Its connecting lines, takes rs 2,4D
miles, from Chicago to San Francisco.
Tic American lfneot iron screw steamers, callcd
The iaci1c Mail, take us In twcnty.onc DAYS,
most comfortably, from SaM Francisco 10 foko-
hntna' We sighted the Yokohama liz lItho'lsc
within half hour Of the appointed time, md
tclt most dceplr TINT The .apnnese nre our
ncichi,ors. Japan Inns $500 lantls, is three
times tic size Of Illinois, or twenfy.one times ns
anrgo as Massachusetts,. The climate 10 not un-
like Memphis ntnl VIcksburg. snow sometimes
falling twoor thrac inches IN tho night, to t'isap-
pear the next day. Tie October that VIC passed
there was as golden and beautiful as any VIC
have ever enioyed in our own loved anl favored
America. Yusiuma Is q 10000 feet high volcanic
mountain. snow.carned In carly October, antl no
arbor Il, the world has s1lcha monntain peak 10
f,rcYcr mark the cntrauca from the Bea The
rivera OF Japan arc short, but exceedingly
hrautEfut ns they rush down the mountain
tl,c mountain strcnns Of The Attantic
slope. Tile Islands contain $1,000 600 people.
Tukia, liz. new Capitol. hut thirts-lTc miles bY
rail from Yokohama, has more ina,, million
fnhntants and Is th. sent Of the Normal
Schonl, School OF Mines, aud Mining School
Ut Technology. With the Stnte University.
lhpsc institutions arc furnished With as good
buildings, as Inc machinery, AMI perhaps as csli-
stltutton In this countr,. From Yokohama 10
kobe Is o50 miles by allip, along tho contt, antl
With US It was most ,perltons, as VIC expcrl-
cnccd ouc Of those terrible cyclones, With " ry
last ia
tn4Ie the land, but were most mcrcifully
srarcl. Yokohama Is the new scaporl, the
American trade, lasing much to do With lts
rapid growth. Kobe Is The old seaport, forty
asId still another fortr mics brIn.s us to Kiyoo,
tle old capital, where we passed leu most
delightful days among. the missionaries
Of tho American Board. For m
were privileged TO sta,'l before cinss Of natlvo
students win m open Bible. Such hunger fur
tf1r Word Of God We tloycr before witnessed. It
10 VERY great pleasure TO sleak Of this mission
some 0! rour number will find homes there aud
make yous likr.wort oneof telling these heather
how {" lie died that they might live" The
climate, ihe face of the country, the produ.-
1ia''s. the fruits nnl flowers, arc MI Inviting.
The men in size will average somewhat smaller
than Americans: the WOMEN are fully half
llra'E suorter; fn tnet, they DO not apnenr taller
thnn otir average girls aH they enter their teens.
tNiLH tHGu ant! WQl!ltH LD HREEItMucQs {jlH l4tkeE
universally, aui a!ways llnvr NIGEL ;-conbru llar.
The Iurennun Of FrIt1ny With tale women OF the
better clnsses IL alwasa given to hair-cuRbtng.
and With all cinsses iIat Is the day, although
With the roor pcnnle. or cogfEcs, part Of TIC
rallied uneu I'll Friday morning or forenoon, 1t
baiug given 10 TIL. 1lnlr ss a national custn,n.
The cnnlhisig lassa for the wcck,-!niccd,
It 1uoks Is stnoosl nut ntce OIL 1lIurs-
day hcfcre IL is taken down as on Saturday
after 1t il 70 carefully Cunletl. Tilt elceplng ia
alva,s oil ihe fionr, the pillow three inches
wia hs I've inches hiEh upholstered block, Lac
narrnw mart being paceti under illr ncrk, below
ilir car, t!ir hair neycr beinE disturbed. 1t ~
common as we'll as most delightful sight 10 see
the women working III the fnid oi tic rico fields,
thu mud often ten Ifld twelve Inches 1ecp {tic
rice being Il wates plant) md the hair In such
perfect 0rdcrl
The eating Is unusually with chop-sslcka, aud
Il done MS skilled as.l nicely M the tnost Gcrtecl
w0uan IN this country conveys the fool to l.cr
mouth. Rirc Ia the staplc, anAwering 10 our
wheat, iu.ilau corn, md potntpes. When 1.,cat,
prepared fur ll't' tns,utb bcforo IL Is brought to
thr tabr. the chop.stichs OIL. being used to con-
vey It froni plate to the mouth. y JAPANESE
room has 90 furniture, the sitting Is universally
on ihr aor, which is ulwa,s matted. ani tie
wooden or Rtt41 shoes always left 1t the door.
IN public servica 200 ,airs Of sfocs arc ofseu
left Mt lc door. How 50U pntrs Of fcrt can wui's
cut aud step 'ato Tue right shoes Is mystery IN.
difficulty or disturbance arising from this
universal CUSTOM. Tie mother carries her
babo on her haek Ill Il blanIet or shpwl
thnt in front Is held BY ts!e chp. t.ittv cir ot
y, o. and ~ carry their bnbY brothers nnd sisters
in this way, hcnec ara almost always STRAIGHT,
1t being rare that you see Il stonp-sh0utdtsed
wDtDai In Japan. AR natlon they ar0 polite;
tl'o.r bowlE 10 each otheF on the street, and
thrir consideration for each uthcr, Is certainly
remarkable. The blacksmith siia OH tlle ground
md tllDws Ills rude bclInwe with Ills foot,
little boy Of and 10 Is often STRIKER, or assist
ant to bis father. and ,loes his work well. In
cird suggestion to Atucrican hoys. Tie tar
pes,tcr pulls his saw and his plane ratl,rr Than
to push It, as Is coa,mon with us: tic lumber Ia
sawed Into huards and plank by lIand rather
vehicles In lhe streets. doing thu ttraypg md
carrying Of the naascngrrs. Men get 10 rents
Der aay ami Nomen5. The Japanese rxccl In their
i.nitato sceluE thing duue to them is t1oingit.
nations,-n'Nl none arc 80 much like us; AMI rs-
pcclal!y ts 1t true thnt 10 natiun IA 80 muuh
drawn to LIE. As unc stl.ltis Oh tile shore OF te
Pacific ansl looks toward .Jaoan, It seems but
little way, and tlis frcl.n. deepens US The
stane'l Iron shin st cams out Of the Golden Gate
with q Thousand pcop!e on board, asHl illr great
iron screw docs nut t,ee ccase its turning, tur1,-
luz, turning TILL YOU nru IN tic heart Ut Asatic
o! other American hoys, want TO make the 'nost
Of life, alId nra seeking tol ptaces MS lawyers,
doctors, merchants, farmers. .nlcchan'cs. ntn;a.
ters, als'! missionaries 'lapan d very nldc-ocn
door.ard Invites you--yrs, invites yoii-lna way
t!a, uauy aro to rive heed 10 the invitation. On
the tonslstonrof Jnhn }luwarda arc chiseled. VIE
i,ri for others" II You wish to bs useful, mud
90 live for others. set your faces toward Japan,
the rapfdly.cDlnl1g hcathen nation.
NJ. T.. Hazard delivered MI interesting atl-
dress TT "llow to St,,dy tile Bible" lii said
tl,ut ho was at first fearful tllat, studying ,be
1}iblc III the line OF his profession, It would rrow
htslt. bnt he was now happy 10 adj Tint 1t Ind
grown brUadrr, swccter, and dcener II was
covenant between God ull.i himself. 1t was not
trcatise IN botany, OF astronomy. or geulsgv,
but Il book of salvation. II was not tlat Wo
shnutd understand the miracles OF Jonal,, or
what Pharaoh did, or Christ did, but lint We
ahpnid believe 1t. uulng Into raslan, we be-
Here thrru 10 beauty. hut we do uut ask ubout
,l!u depth ot the su!i, or what uuderlles 1t.
TIE four Gospels ench aMd all bring out tlle
gospc!.-sa!Yatlon BY Christ. The mlraeIea Of the
New Testament ars larger than The Old. The
New Testament has. by Christ, fed h0U0 people
with iiyc loayes and two fshcs. Tom Corblt
Ind satd tat ho could write a parable, hut, alter
lung.conlinucd attempt, laalY abandoned tic
undertaking, adding t'Iat "None. but one tu-