Daily Republican., 1888-08-31

BIT AMBROSE s. oTTEY.

The roads in summer are completely
choked with the crowds of devout
worshipperS on their way to the sacred
shrine. As many have not the means
OF paying their own way, large pro.
portion betake themselves to begging,
and PROSTATE on the ground, cry out
to the rich passengers, "a mite to
carry me TO Isle" In order TO draw
notice and favor they exhibit images
OF q many headed idol, and of various
deities and demons. On meeting with
success they often apply themselves
wholly to the business OF begging,
which makes a permanent increase to
the crowds Of beggars by which the
country is invested.
The Japanese are savages in their
manner of life. though their disposi-
ton is kind and gentle
They are very superstitious. They
imagine that the mountains and val-
leyB, the rills and rivers, the rocks and
trees are all filled with spirits. They
proved TO be the hardest nation to
make an inroad on them with the gos-
pei. They believe that the first man
was not Adam but HUI Sing. They
number over 81 millions In population.
Their medical science sums up four
hundred and forty ways of being ill.
The Japanese, like the Chinese, eat
everything, from the shark to the
cutie fish, as well as every part Of the
fish, In many instances from the gills
TO the fins. They, like the Chinese,
carry out one of the principal virtues;
and that is, "GaIher up the fragments
that nothing be lost. This is a di-
vine injunction more completely
obeyed and carried out In those couu-
tries than in any christian country.
What the American people waste
these two nations could live on. They
are very domestic people, and think a
great deal Of their children. Some OF
the Japanese make a living by telling
stories, therefore are called stories.
tellers. The men as well as the
women carry fans. Thy have the
cheapest postal service In the world
despite the difficulties OF transporta.
ton. Letters are conveyed all over
the Empire for two sen, about seven
tenths OF our penny. Their language
is so mixed up with the Chinese that
the latter must be studied before one
can understand the former.
They use the chopstick in eating
like the Chinese, and like them sub
sist chiefly on rice. Their civilization
is a kind of a second edition Of that of
China. Japanese houses in the larger
cities are Of one general shape, being
two stories high and put together by a
curious method of fiortising, at which
these people are adopts, not one nail
being used throughout the construc-
ton Of the building. Al! interiors are
Of the bare grain OF the wood and are
kept scrupulously clean by three and
even four washings, saw box
once, made by the japanese, that was
about foot square,; il was dovetailed
together and contained eighteen pieces
OF board.
Some of their mountains are IA, 00(
feet in height. Some of these abounC
in gold, silver and copper, and goo(
coal is furnished at Maya "a Ka a
ave dollars ton. 1t takes LOO
pieces of current coin in japan t
make o dollar, and when man goe
out in the evening with ten dollars il
order to have good time, he has Il
employ a servant to carry his money
Their principal produce is tea ant
rice. The lea gathering commence
in May. Girls are employed at al
average of five cents q day, working
from sunrise to sunset. The sprig o
leaves is nipped carefully of OF tn
bush with the finger nails and deposit
ed in basket, and other servants carr
these baskets as they are filed to tn
tea planters house.
Here other employees spread ther
out on large palm mats, and here tn
first and only adulteration essayed b
the planter Is executed. Having dc
cided the percentage of exhauste
leaves to mix with his fresh leaves
these are also put on the mats. Th
drying is in the open air and In til
sunlight. When this is done, the ne1
operation is the curling. To effect TIL
the dried leaves are poured into ope
| cast-iron receivers, over o charcot
| furnace, heated at a regular heat. Su
ficient laborers are placed around thes
pans to constantly take in their hanC
! the leaves as they become heated on
t to roll them. When the curling
done the leaves are packed in coars
cheap boxes, freighted to the neare
tea market and sold to foreign t
dealer. The same keep a special v
, riety of a-tasters, who have to te
the quality of the fresh leaf and
make guess at the amount OF leayl
, that have already done service. tt
, amount of tea exported is said to brir
f them $3.50, 900, 900 annually. The
/ also carry on large business in u
i egg of silk worms. Only within le
/. years the Japanese have bought fe