The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-08-25


"Thcro is no unusual discomfort
abont railway travel in India. Railway
management there is Of a high order
and os to the expense OF operating it
exceeds anything to bo found in tho
Uuitad States. But about tJirty-tlroe
per cent Of receipts Of Ind an railways
are required TO meet the expense Of op-
eration. What one Of our railways can
report as favorable 0s thatP'
''The Japanese ar3 one OF the c'canli-
est people on earth. personally, But
as much cannot bo said of them moral
ly. II is the custom Of the whole ma
ton to battle daily, but il may shock
you to know that until recantly,men uud
women b1thed together perfectly naked.
The government has established q law
against promiscuous bathing, aud tho
bething-houses are now made with q
partition to separate the men and the
women, but it isuot very high A few
years ago II was very common thing
TO see men and women stark naked tax
ing BATH in trout Of their houses
Tho relation Of the sexes in Japan arc
unfortunate, bu, no worse than e.7e-
where In Asia.
"The most refined Japln1sa are OK
tremoly courteous aud agreeable peo-
pl0, We wera invited to visit Japan
ese merchant with whom / was mU2h
pleased, Our reception was us curious
as it was cordial We had TO remove
our shoes at the door, and enter and
make our visit In our stooking.lo0t,-
Our host introduced "a 10 three OF his
wives, DO not know how mapy more
ho had, twill give you snmn Idea OF
tho elegance Oi cur entertainment II /
tell yo the tea we drank was made hO,
fore "a In @ golden teakettDo,
"Tho hills, mountains, and vNlea-
uO0g OF Japan are exceedingly haaUtl-
iul, The groves which ocudpy so much
spgoe IN Japanese eid0s NrJ very at,
traotlye, Tho inland sea upon which
We crossed 10 Naga5akl Il az beautiful
as any water | ever sNilei upon
Shanghai and Hong Kong arc not
filthy, aud Saigon, Ia Cuuhip CEjna Is
cleaner than Now York has heun Ia MA.
ny years, Bat tho pooplu DO not haJbo
as frequently as Ia Japan and Che poo-
pie ava not as oOaan, The CvlostlNlS ugo
slnowy, md have great endurance, but
they Weuld doubtless look loss saleW
end their physical cnndltl on VoUlj m'
nravt n they wera not roalrjotoj tn Woh
4 mouotonous dl't, Rlou Il wholesome
food, but they Iya almost exclusively
upon, rico, aud tho poorer class have
h8rlly enough of that
"rhn dwellings of Che natives uro
poor everywhere In Asia The only
hnO private buildings are tAo houles OF
foreign residents, Tho pOgodal % tho
great eltins OF China Uro epuRp. .oUous
above tho hut.liko houses of Che people,
bat thoy aro much iutorior TO tho
mnsqUos and temples ut India "a We
sailed from tho ports OF China tho p1-
galas wrro thr last ohioo,s of sIghG
and as wn approached Susnporo. tho
southornmost point OF Asih and passed.
through tlo Straits of NJ @e.o tn To-.
uaur, tho tomprs ot htglhnl dri.io3
wore Tho FIRST obiAeJs to altrao,oar Glon.
ton. SO 90 was at oyory N,jl'H Not
wo cn,oru. As wo s3iIelup tuN Bay
OF 3onyul 30 BlngooA tho Capita. OF
British BJmah, tWtuN-liy' wlloS With
in he mouth OF tlo lraNo tN tho
greatest pagola IN tbo world raised ils
great golden dome imp'orjugy b'loro
N1 ''