Daily Republican., 1888-09-07
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Tho Japanese ashermen, when they
go . nshinR, at night. and % they glide
about In their boats, they keep up q
continual beating on wooden drum 70
friRhten the hBh into the nets already
set. Fresh water ish are reared on
every japanese farm where there 10 O
pool or brook with as much care as
poultry. In the evening the girls 20
out with long wNnds or poles, to drive
the 6sh into ROOTED tanks, where they
arc looked In EoF the night, TO keep
them from tAeiE destroying enemies
tbs real eState Of Japan 10 largely
Owned under q fsudAl system; and
some Of these feudAl lords are very Fic',.
Tue poor have to pay them annual
tithss for the land, and these amount In
some INSTANCES to as much rs IL, 900 900
buphels Of rico 70 each feudAl chief.
The punishment there for stealing
and adultery, 10 death by beheading,
and executions are frigbtfully common.
Their children ut play attend the babies
lbycaTryinR n IN a their bAoka. Ashley
rush along ~ . breakneok speed, the
head Of the coping infant may be Reen
moving in the breeze, as 1t appeAra up
shove the basket which ID strapped on
the back OF the attendant. In that
country the next oldeat child In fam
lily has TO take care OF the youngest,
provided 1t is over seven years of age.
The girls in Japan must obey theiI
fathers In everything and no exoep'
ton is allowed.
When . child 10 thirty days old g
name is chosen. Three names are 80
looted by the parents aud written On
alps Of D Aper. These slips are given tc
priest, who losses them In the air and
the tlrst to fall Is the name Of the child
A womAn's lot In japan 10 said 70 bG
the hAppieAt of all heather countries
There are very many idols aud shIineI
In the country places, IS we'll - In the
cities. In 70 Ko-HAma there IL or
idol called Dee'boots His height 10 60
\ feet ARd 20 fest In diameter, in the form
Of man sitting on the ground. The
people do not fear him much now As
they used 10, Rs they now hold picnici
within his body. A man could cot hit
lunch on the thumb nail of the lido
God. In every house in Japan 10 . littlt
raised dAis cut OF from the rett OF tn,
room This IL for the Aikado II eTsl
he shcRld come TO the house. II is, IL
fact, an altar 70 . god who may viBit
the place At any tune, and becomes I
little centre for cffeTinRs OF bsautiiu
things and for the exercise OF art II
decorating 1t They have great many
bells and soLae OF them are ton fee
hRh When . person dies in Japan re
liglous ceremonies are performed In TIT
house Of tie Dc ceased until the body Il
removed to the grave, II not burned
II burned the ashes arc placed In al
urn.
They now rub their hands toRethe
As form Of worship before their gods
instead OF fRlting their hands Rbov
their head as they formerly did. They
considered it very uDlucky to spill salt
to break . lOCkla s-RlAaF, to have lbir
cen persons 10 sit ct table together
Their locking slasbB ere made out o
metal, polished very highly, not NOR
than Ave or six inches in diameter
Their blAcksmiSha generally make Look
ing glAsses.
In japan there and 10, 500 temples
with 1925 priests and monks,
Their marriage ceremony Ia ave.
simple one, and no religious ctrsmos.
ailowed ia 1t. When . couple, who or
10 BE- m rrieG, and their fEieuds or
gathered together, small cup Ia flle
with native wine, which y ch1sei
friend hands to the bride, who drink
from It, and then pssFss It 10 tho bride
groom; he passes 1t back after drinking
thus the cup Ia parsed book and forth
few times uatil the cup is ampsied, and
bhiH constitutes them maD and wife
They say that Il Is thus that, IS husband
and wife. They must drink Of the SAM
eup of sorrow or of joy A man IL
japan, II he 10 married, AMI his Wilt
has the habit Of taking too much, Can
get q divorce from her.
The married women in Japan have
their teeth stained black, which Riv
their mt uths an ugly appearance. The!
look rs II they had Just spit out
lmouthFul OF Ink.
rhe Japanese and Chimes inv aFla5ly
have black hair.
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