The evening times., 1896-12-08

| II MOTHER evidence OF Japan's anxiety
| l for commercial progress is the pres
cnce in this country OF X. Novo OF
Kobe, government commercial agent,
WHO is registered at the metropolitan.
Japan has established in its principal cit
les series OF commercial bourses or mu-
scuInS, where all the manufacturers of
each city send samples OF their goods nd
take orders from these samples. Mr.. Novo's
mission IS to examine similar Institutions
in American and European cities, conpar
ing them with those in his own country,
and then To report to the government in
what respects their methods of conducting
the bourscs can be improved.
greatly Increased commercial activity,
the result OF tine recent war with China,
according To Mr.. Novo. is at present en-
crossing the whole population OF japan.
A wonderful boom in all branches OF in
dustry followed immediately upon the
heels of the war. giving employment to all
the labor on the island Wages all along the
line advanced fully 100 per cent. Not
only this, but conditions seem to point
toward still further increase, and Mr..
Novo is of the opinion that the workingman.
once he has become accustomed Ia a Letter
scale OF living Will be in a POSITION to de-
mand II IN the future. The effect OF the in
creased pay AMI consequent Improvement in
the style OF living has already reacted on
the workingTnan, raising his self-csteem
and tmpiantiDg the seeds of self-asSertiunin
these men who were formerly mere slaves.
There isnowin agitationa scheme to make
the Cabinet, at present appointed by, and re-
sponsible TO the emperor. answerable to
the people ft- their actions, and the next
step will be an extension OF the franchise
which at prcr17stis 80 limited as to Confine
the voting 20 the aristocracy.
u T the recent Pau-Amcrican Medical
Congress held in Mexico, DR.. W. ID.
Wyman, surgeon-general OF tie Ma
rine Hospital Service, was selected to read
one OF the -four principal lectures before the
convention. Tbese lectures were in four
different languages, Dir. Wyman delivering
the one in English.
Dr. Wyman returned from his trip last
night and is stopping at the NOrmandie.
His paper before tie congress was upOn
subject in which he : specially Interested.
1t was entitled, National Responsibility
With Regard to Great Epidcmics." He con-
tends that the quarantine system is an
Inadequate and antiquated method OF
fighting epidemics. While the method of
quarantine has been brought to high state
OF excellence by the application of scien-
tific methods. in this country, neverthe-
less, IL begins at the wrong end.
Instead OF applying preventive methods
at the points where contagion may touch.
the precaution should be taken at the point
whence the epidemic is spread.
There is scarcely Gnc of The Diseases
which is carried frcm port TO Fort 10y
ships, DR. Wyman holds, which could not
lie prevented at the place of its origin by
sanitary preca Gtions, particular! by the
introduction of efficient drainage. Thus,
England is greatly to bc blamed for al
lowing India year after year TO dissent
nate cholera TIN oughout the world, and
many OF our Southern neighbors are equally
at fault for sending out yellow fever.
Dr. wyman, 10 eradicate this evil, " ould
have all the coun tries trading with infected
ports bring pressure to bear upon the
proper auli onties TO induce them to loot
out the diseases by the means indicated