The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-05
ODD INDUSTRIES IN JAPAN.
Cheap Rugs Made by Chi1dren-The
Japs Paper Makers.
Buffalo Express.

People marvel at the cheapness of the
Japanese rugs which have been thrown on
the market In such vast Quantities during
the last two or three years. The secret of
1t Is that they are made in Japan and the
laborers employed In their manufacture are
children. This is new industry in the
empire or the mikado. and the center OF IL
is in the City OF Osaga. The carpets are OF
all patterns and OF every length and width
Many or them are most excellent limitations
OF Turkish and Egyptian rugs. The ma
terials employed are hemp and cotton.
The United States consul at Osaka saws
In letter addressed to the Department of
state that all or these carpets are made nv
children. dn the low-studded and gloomy
rooms or the Japanese houses troops OF 81
tie boys and girls work al this dusty trade
al day long. The little workmen and work
women are almost nude the standard OF
modesty I'm Japan being different from tha .
which is accepted In the United States. even
cents TO 10 cents n day, which is pretty
good pay In the Orient. Wages vary with
the intelligence and aptitude OF the young
which they make go TO the United States
In 1894 1921. 900 worth OF them were imported
into this country.
have become great paper makers The pa
per they manufacture is the very best on
the market for fine typographical prints
and engravings. Ii Is very strong and Is
turned to a surprising variety OF uses IL is
made from the best OF three species OF
plants chiefly, which are known as init
pants grow on poor soil that is unsuitable
for other purposes. and for this reason pa
per growing is important 10 the agricultural
interests of several large districts From
paper the japanese make rich limitations
OF leather for walls as well heavy oil
papers, which 10 an extent serve as SUBJ
stitute for oilcloth. II Is said that the con-
sumption of paper Is the measure OF the
civilization OF a people, and so IL means
something TO say that the Japanese use
about so 10000 pounds of paper annually
for their own purposes.
The consumption OF tobacco in Japan is
enormous. In that country the women as
we'll as the men are great smokers. The
tobacco is light yellow in color. and has a
sweet taste. Owing to the cheapness of
and q good deal of IL is exported to Eng
land Hong Kong and the United States.
Cotton growing is a rapidly developing in
dustry in Japan. Textile manufactures
are being turned out at great rate in
the mikados realm. Indian cotton fabrics
can no longer compete with the Japanese
The Japanese initiate European novelties
and improvements. Foreign machinery has
no protection there against patent infringe
ments Even Europe is out Of the race as
70 textiles Good cotton undershirts are
sold in Japan for 81 cents a dozen and
cotton umbrellas are on the markeo at 81 60
Lately Japan has gone into the manu.
facture OF matches. and this industry also
has attained great Importance, owing to
the low prices at which the product Is
sold British India, China and Corea are
usiug Japanese matches almost exclusive
" In 1884 $,795.6A worth Of them were
exnorted from Japan.