St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-06

large tubs set in the open streets.
Their ideas of modesty are entirely diff
ferent from our own.
Until six years ago both sexes bathed
together i'll the public pools. These
pools are separated from the sidewalk
by lattice work, through which full
view of the interior is obtained. An out
cry was raised against the commingling
OF the sexes, and law was passed de-
caring that the men and women should
be separated. The result is that in pub
lie bathing places railing has been
erected, consisting of single piece of
wood about TIRES feet above the surface
or the water. The children play in the
streets without any clothing whatever
until they are three or four years Of age.
This is rather embarrassing to Ameri-
can tourists, but they soon get used to
it. A husband never kisses his wife,
and love such as we understand it is
unknown. The woman is considered an
inferior being. and when Japanese
woman meets man of her acquaintance
she tails on her knees, places one OF her
hands on the ground, and reVerently
touches her forehead to her hand three
times before she rises"
How may stranger become intro
duced into society,""
zone of the easiest things III the
world. He calls upon the secretary of
the legation and receives list of the
leading Japanese officials. There are
| about eighteen of them in YoilO-
hama. He calls upon each official. leav
| ing his card and addresses, and the next
| thing he knows he is receiving invita-
tons to the swell parties and balls. He
| gets INTO the swim at once, and there is
no telling where he will stop. A Japan
csc man at fifty years OF age is as ola as
| an American at sixty. The difference
Is caused by the awful condition of
| morals in Japan"
MIR. Hines states that he attended
several of the garden parties given by
the mikado. The only flower to be seen
was the chrysanthemum, which is the
national flower of Japan, and grows in
marvellous beauty and variety. The
| principal mode of travel is by means of
| the jinrickiSha, which is a baby car
riage upon large scale, mounted OH
| two wheels and drawn by a strong
armed man. Mr.. Hines observed that
the JinrickiSba men all appeared to
| have holes burned in the calves of their
legs. Inquiry proved that it is time
| honored custom to inflict this torture
| upon themselves, as it is believed that
it gives strength. These men work for
| 30 cents day, although ordinary labor
| ers receive but six or eight cents per
| day. House servants receive from 81 to
| $lU per month and board themselves.
| AS servant will perform only one kind
| OF work. it requires half dozen sery-
ants to do the work OF small family.
On account of the expense, foreigners
board at the large hotels, where man
and wife may live comfortably on $50
month. The interior of Japan is
beautifully undulating, and. except in
| ic0 nj
| town with lovely flower gardens on
every side. American ladies without
| escort may travel anywhere in Japan
without the slightest danger. AT death
| the amount of mourning on the part of
| relatives of the deceased depends upon
| his rank. Cremation is almost uniyer-
| sally practlced throughout the empire.
The Japanese language is quite easy to
| learn, and is soon acquired by for
| eigner. The alphabet has forty-eight
| characters. There is an effort now be-
| ing made to revise the alphabet and re-
| dace the number Of characters.
sin regard to the preparation of tea for
| the market must, in justice to my en-
ployes. speak cautiously" said Mr..
Hines in reply to question. Il will
| say. however, that from my experience
in Japan my appetite for ali green teas
has been entirely taken away. Ia order
| to give color the teas are fired; that is,
they are placed in pans holding four or
! five pounds and heated by charcoal.
| This firing always takes place in sum-
mer, and any person who has seen it
done will eSchew green tea forever.
| The operation requires eighty minutes,
and during all this time a perspiring
| Jap. who is stripped to the waist. stirS
| the tea with his hands. The peculiar
flavor which is admired by many people
Is largely derived from the streams of
| moisture which pour from the super
heated native who operates the firing
| PAM