Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-10

For some time 1t has been apparent
that Japanese students who are sent
abroad to pursue their studies are not
received in foreign commercial circles
with the cordially with which their de-
sire to inspect and learn the progress
sive methods of the west formerly was
met. Not long ago public schools. fac
tories and workshops were placed free
ly at their disposal for inspection and
to facilitate their scientific studies. 1t
is said that this hospltable mood on the
part of foreigners has entirely changed
since the war with China. There Is
good reason for the change. What this
reason is can be told very well by
American houses that have tried to
open up business with Japan, but 1t Is
defined with great clearness by the late
prime minister of Japan. the marquis
Ito, in an address in which he criticises
sharply the ways of his countrymen
and gives them the benefit of his ex-
perience In America and Europe. He
says, first Of all. that the Japanese must
stop the tide of public and private ex-
travagance that has set in with their
new prosperity and find out what their
income is before launching out on wild
and dazzling schemes. He then tells
them that their paltry policy of going
out into the world and receiving the
hospitality and attention of the for
eigner and then giving him the cold
shoulder when they think they have no
further use for him Is as bad in BUSH
ness as 1t is in ethics. They must live
and let live, and drop forthwith many
or the insular prejudices which they
stu Notwithstanding all the
progress which they have made
against foreigners. In Europe, he said,
each nation invested in the others Sc
curities. all thoughts of race being
dropped out of sight. SO It should be
In Japan, but at present foreigners
found no inducement to invest their
money In the country. Not only are
they not welcomed. hut the Japanese,
who keep aloof from them, seem to fear
that something dreadful would follow
II they entered into business or other
combinations with them. He urged
that Japan should at once take steps
toward perfecting its laws so that the
foreigners would find the most -,orfect
security for their lives. their capital
ana their property, by which they
would be attracted to the country to
settle there and invest their money. He
protested against n narrow shoddy
patriotism being instilled into the
i i,uar.s or the rising generation. and he
insisted that the anti-foreign feeling of
the last few years must he eradicnted
aEd foreigners received with cordiality.
according to ]. l.. Saunders, the
heating of English houses Is being i'm
is patterning more after American
practice every var. At one time there
were but few radiators In use in Great
liritain the heating surface being
usually OF cast-iron pipe and cast-iron
coils; but now the public is beginning
specify them. But" adds Mr.. Saun-
ders, the Briton has little desire for
decoration; II generally Is his request
that the radiators be put out OF sight
as much as possible" Mr. Saunders
quotes the general belief that the eff
feet OF climate on the human system
creates greater dependence on artlfl-
cial warmth among Americans than
among Engllshmen. The blood seems
In this country to become thinner.
When he first came to America he
could endure cold well and the temper
allure of 10 degrees usually maintained
in buildings in winter was far too
warm for him. AS years went by he
grew more sensitive to cold and on re-
turning TO England he at first felt the
temperature of 60 degrees which in
English houses is thought healthful
and comfortable quite too low, In a
short time. however he became re-
acclimated.
A pear shaped glass of artistic APP
pearance has been designed in Ger
many as substitute for chimney and
tllation is afforded by n circle Of holes
near the top of the glass, which rosem-
bles IL shape the pear-like bulb of M
electric incandescent lamp. In the new
shade the glare of the light Is tempered
by frosted glass. and II necessary thC
burner parts can be hidden complete.
ly by frills and saucer-like screens oi
glass. II IL said that this shade vii
prove powerful auxiliary to the In
candescent gas light in its competition
with electricity for the artistic light
Ing OF rooms.
One of the English officers who tool
part in the late fighting In Uganda
has brought home with him a piece o
good news for African travellers. 1t Il
well known that one OF the things mos
dreaded by explorers of the inner land!
Of Africa is the poisoned arrow OF th'
savage native tribes. the points Of