Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-24

By AMBRosM g. orrRx.

TIE japanese are . peculiar pSsple.
All the underclothinK Of the Mikade Of
japan IL made Of peculiar soft, white
silk and a. thia "son OF heaven" never
wears = garment twico, nor one that has
been washed, he consumes q great
amount Of this mstsFisl; but u is not
wasted, for the royal cast Oh garments
ars competed for As priceless posssssiona
b. his royal subjects.
japanese mali service-A Yokohama
correspondent writes 10 O oontemporary
The mall service Of Japan 10 as perfect
e any 10 che world. A mail steamer
drops anchor In the bay ri II \. m. The
mall 10 taken TO the post ofioe without
Delay. There IL must be 70 addressed
n Japanese characters, 60 that the
native carriers can reAd the address.
MotWtthssanding ell this necessary de-
Jay we get our letters and papers about
4 80 OF ?. m the same day. Another
singular feature OF the japanese mail
service Is this: II . steamer comes II
lAts Vt night the mail suBieEs NO delay,
but we are runR out OF bed 10 take our
lettefs 1t midnight, or later, as the case
may be-"
A japanese houss-They build the
TOD part Of their houses the heaviest,
thus making IL able TO recsive equally
shocks from the frequent earth QuAkes
which haunt the country so often. Our
houseS have their heaviest part near she
found alton. They do not wear gloves
in parties. concerto, balls or at wed.
dinas, considering IL imp0lite TO do 80.
II young men wear gloves when they
90 ont, even on very cold days, they aIe
called feminine" The women never
carried gloves in summer, although
they are very careful otherwise to keep
their face and hands 90 white ~ posi-.
BILE. Among the male society, who
always wear gloves, there are men who
sis on the public highway ~ the re.
paireR OF shoes, and also the hIemen,
who wear thick cotton gloves when
they 70 10 q are. While We seem TO
like 70 ride en- horseback, keeping our
body straight or bent . little back ward,
their wAy 10 70 stoop o little forward.
While We ride side BY side when there
are two riders, they ride In . line
Their stockings are divided at the end
into two portions, the one for the large
too and other Tor the rest OF the toes,
somewhat In the Snaps Of our mittens.
While We carried sword turning the
sharp edge Of the blade downward.
they carried II with the sharp edge
upward.
They hang on the upper beam Of
front room near the entrance Of their
house . large mask Of the smiling fAcs
OF happy womAn-fAt, slAnslng eyed,
open. mouthed, red oheeked-insSsAd Of
q horse 81 o, rs We do, with the motive
OF inviting luck into the building.
While according to our custom one has
to pay the expenses incurred 10 playing
billiards OF to sacrifice something on
bis part when he has lost his game,
they drink . cup Of wilma when they arc
beSten In gRmeE-sspeciAlly gAmes
which Are played with hands, 90 shat
those who are fond OF drinking will not
ba disappointed, but rather be glad
when they have lost the contest. In
person and dress, the people Fesem BILE
the Chinese. They are cleAnly in Thslr
habits, and profuse Of ClvilitteB in 40.
clal intercourse. Women are educated
As carefully as the men, aud enjoy the
same liberty as In Christian countries
They are hRbltuAlly kind and good hu-
their hostile passions, and they carry
the ties Of friendship even t. roman
tic height. To defend and serve . friend
In every p,ril, and 70 meet torture and
death rather than beiray him, n con.
sidsred duties which nothing can Abol'
lsh.
The ia; Anese differ from the Chinese
In being OF . deeply religious character.
There are two religions In japan, one
native, called the 6lnto, at the head Of
which 10 the DAiri; the other lie the
Budh, called hsre BudBO. The Bintos
profess TO believe In . supreme ruler of
the universe, and among their number
ls distinguished D GLASS Of pure Wor-
shippers, who entertain Lofty coucep.
lions OF the deity, ana au.,ivate tina
pree!ssS % virtue rs the chief means Of
gaining his favor. Their belief, how
ever, being thought 70 resemble the
Christian, fell into some disortdit, when
she latter became the object Cf deadly
persecution. The mass Of the nation,
for whom suoh tenets were fer too re
ined, have always been addicted to
gross and varied superstition. The re-
Ileion II the Japanese deals much in
4 .BtivRls, of which they have Ave great
an, 9uAl ones, besides three smaller,
whiO1 are celebrated every month,
either with Visiting, eating, drinking
and diao .deRly mirth.
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