The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-12
WHY "JAPs" ARE DwARFED.
They Don't Get Enough sleep, Says
Miss Males, the Missionary.

They Don't Get Enough sleep, Says
Miss Males, the Missionary.
From tbs San Francisco Chronicle.
A slight, fair young lady with keen gray
eyes and bright. intelligent face, arrived
in the city on Sunday morning from Bos-
ton, registering at the Occidental hotel as
Miss Males of Osaka, Japan. Those who
take an interest in missionary work In
Japan will at once recognize this as the we'll
known Mary Males who has done such
noble work in the remote districts of the
mikado's kingdom. Over eight years ego
she started for Japan on behalf of the EpIs-
copalian church of Boston, determined to
devote the best years Of her life, and posi-
bly, all of it, to the enlightenment of the
people in the interior of Japan.
Speaking of her work yesterday Miss
Males said: "WheuI landed in japan. in
1885, l found that at Osaka and in the sur
rounding district had a mammoth under
taking on my hands, for the twin sisters,
ignorance and vice. held full sway. l had a
pleasant house erected, to which it was my
object to attract the women and girls, and
when attracted teach them the common
principles OF Christianity. / found many
obstacles in my way, but in time made an
impression upon the better sort of women
and before long had several converts
The best of these | chose to help
me and made Bible - teachers Of
them, thus enhancing my ability to dissem-
mate Christian knowledge. l confined my
work entirely to the women, and did not
seek to go beyond religious teaching. So
far from cities where Europeans eongregate
l determined that the labor of giving an
English education to those people was I'M
necessary. Moreover, there are schools at
all points throughout Japan where the
natives can procure European education.
Where l live. at Osaka, we are almost en-
tirely cut off from European influence and
society. the result being that the people re-
tain their native habits, uncontaminated or
unimproved, as the case may be. by contact
with the white races Of the west.
g." used to find the remarkable politeness
Of the Japs quite trying and it took me con-
siderable time to perfect myself in the
various matters of etiquette, to violate
which is an objectionable sin. Here are
two Instances. On entering a house it is
essential that the visitor shall sit meekly on
the floor near the door until requested by
the hostess to take the seat of honor opposite
the door, which is raised few inches from
the ground. The invitation must be
politely refused twice and accepted on the
third asking, with show Of reluctance. In
asking the visitor to take tea the same per-
Torrance is gone through Only when the
cups have been proffered the third time do
you accept them.
Gas to the dIminutive stature of the Jap
anese my theory 1s that it is the result Of
insufficient sleep and rest when children.
The babies and little ones are allowed TO
remain up just as long as their parents do,
and | have seen numberless cases where
fathers and mothers who do with little
sleep themselves will keep their children up
until 2 and 3 o'clock 10 the morning When
- L.
America to PACK the little ones off to bed
early in the evenings they expressed great
horror OF what they called such cruelty.
Notwithstanding the statements made by
various travellers. / do not think that the
Japanese are a happy people. How can
they be when cruel immortality forms the
principal feature of their everyday exist
ence2 To give his son an education or pro-
vide the means Of his advau cement, a father
will uuhesitatinglv sell his daughter to
life OF shame and degradation. This sort
of thing Is quite the custom Of the country,
and should parent be in want the deugh
tiers will voluntarily sacrifice themselves to
provide the means to relieve their necessi-
ties.
"The nearest European residences TO
Osaka are about TWEEN = miles away, but by
the railway it is scarcely an hours journey.
This road runs right through to Yokohama,
a distance of 400 miles, which is covered in
about nineteen hours. The European Off
cials who used to do all the railway work
are being gradually displaced by the
natives who are much cheaper, OF course.
1.-THE climate in my part Of Japan is very
Indictment and after seven years. constant
work in Nasoka left for a vacation: Since
returning, eighteen months ago. 1 have
lectured in most OF the eastern states upon
Japau and the missionary work there, and
also spoke on the subject OF the Episcopal
convention held in Baltimore last Octo-
| ber."
Miss Males leaves by the Gaelic to-day
and abe intends to devote another seven
wears to her work in Nssoka before return
| ing to her native land.
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