The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-04
MIRACLES In STEEL.
THE WONDERFUL SWORDS THAT ARa
MADE IN JAPAN.

Ihex Are. Prepared ceremoute.
and w.,uoS. os M,,uf.ct.r-
Twelve centuries Of swOrdmakiDg In
japan have surrounded the blade with all
manner of legends and customs and con.
ys,,ions Tho lon. ,apoo r;aa ia tbn
wcanon of tho army now but the mak;uy
of swords Gill ohsorhs tho ;nterast NJ
Janancse connoisseurs The povernment
still fosters the nrt to which emperors
and princes have nA disdained to serve
an apprenticesbip,
The etiouctte of swords is observed in
Japan today very much as it has been oh
served for centuries. To draw a sword
from its scabbard without pcrmission ia
as ipsnltinp IN lis owner as to onan bis
letters. RIades that hear the dates of the
oipbtb and ninth centuries arc as GOOD
now as when they were forged witbout
nick or a snot of nst. The sword IL Al
wats w;thdrown very slowly tho scah.
bord hold bor;zontallv and tho blade reSt.
inp on ;ts back as II slides out
.est tho fointest breath should reacs,
tbe steel tbo connoissepr when he sbows
, y,Iuoblo s,rord on5 tho crost 10 uLau,
he shove If wear shields of naner over
tho lower mart Of their faces The blad.
il handled with silk RI toucb II with
the hare hand is an offront TO its owner
Climatic chances arc caref,lIv Guarded
against
Cnntoin Zalinski who was in Janan at
tbo timo ~ tbo china lamar wor wontad
IN coo how thav were wade and hv IN.
anno.o,,, nar,n;ss;on ;,,ducod tba ;m.s
rial ms, r,ctor in swordmak;,v in ~
school of ,ino .rts in Totvo 70 oive !.
| demonstrot;nn nf bis n,orE rha sword.
s,n;th n,.a,,orna for vol, hr ,,rana. and
nonaron f,st;n, aud ooiJ oh,,,;ors. ,aI;.-
;ous or,;nIas woro ,laoad ohnnt /, ~.
| fo,e,eroom. I;ttlo w;sns of straw u,o,x,
stre,, hnra ,nd ,har" ",J to,daa No.
| b,ng oysr tho forgo : i
IInlsss bo nfferod ,roro- Will. /.
worked II was eynloined The art WAS not
thorcbt IN bo comnleto II was on ths
nr;ncnIa that n bad man made bad
sword aud o,Iv GOOD man tbro,r;no
his boort and son, int II could ,naLa
GOOD sword Eoch ,,milv ~ swordsm;tb,
has lie avn secrots which If cnords ZEAL
ons,r tba snooiol nborootor;st;ns of tba;,
svords remain;ng tbe ome cont,rv after
oont,rv -.
,rho su,ordroLor tooL +wo r;.oos ~
,,oo, ono - ,,.b;oh r.o, oh;,,.a ;n ,,,ot..
.n5 broi.on H. .hosa eor hi, s,,or5 +h.
n;ooos tbot ,ooko5 r,oII .t tho hrook nnd
woldod them fold;ps tbom over TX TINA.
or wore Enrr sucb have ware modo ,ra
oon,,;und snmot;mos ha;,o nlunooa ;rt.
u.atar h,,+ ,,,orn nrton oeoIaa ;n s+ra,s
osbos IIo would bommor tho hor o,,t
Iona and hond II aouhlo bammsr II
hroo, nd a,+ o,d foIl II doun tho mid.
Jio
Sor,o srord,,o.ors +bo oontoin 40.
to,d fo,d,d tha;r has ,,iaaonallv wha,,
~ ,,.os Grisbad ,ho s.rnor baa n,aao
s.uo a ooO no0 s,a lo,ars 7, nos tb;u
thot aoro tho suarJ its "hodan Or
il, s ~ oIn,ost ;,,,,,ar,nS,t;h1a arnnu,o-
.nnanronoo ~, r,nninn ,o,, athn,isa, or siaa.
uso nr d;aronoIr aocordina to tha meth
od ~, - toId;na S.na ~ tIa smords hv
nooul;or traatr,ont turnoa ont nura ona
ahean pa, an5 'ran.;nn ~ ." ,neh u"a,, o"s p"''
N;.h s,o ,,I.,;s, H. s,,a.aL
sha,od h;s ,,,,t stani o,5 Iooau tta. 60,
rar;,,r ,,.;,,, Observation-Disclosures =, nar.
ps, and m,,oh m," ra,;ainus nhsnrranoa Tha
farro,aon, ,r.s darr"noS ~ ,,ata :. aos.
;or 70 ;,,doo tha r,nht n,ou ~ tba ,taa,
~ ~, ranao ,rhe hedo ,,,as oovo.,a
.,,;.h io. - o,.. s..,,, m, ~ .,,r.a, -
taonthS ~ On ;ncb t,b;oi, and narro,y
strin woa soraned hare nj Tho cutt;ny
odna Var,ors ,n,,,bs ,r;th uor;ad son'
o;ns sor,, No. ~ oee ,,,;th =. ro;ah. -, aont.t
cd ~ rorr n,os and ~ ne+,.r, oImov.
.n,,o;ns .f,or th, ,a,nnor;,n IL o.,.r
,Tho hoda ,,os baotaJ r;tb oroot .oro
.,at !. .ho,,,I - 49, .hn IN. oha.,..
aIn,,, ,na ,,Iunraa ;nto ~. hoeh IJaro
tao ,ra n fnno,. p ~ .ha .rad;t;ons - ~.
a,u.s .oo, ,he ,aa1;,., S;,..te .,;@anant .h vi
Sa,ne ,,,rnna tho su'ora ~ nernond;onIor
u T., .o,'a p'a"1 ,r;n.tai,,, ,,,th tha ,i.a.
i I'd. son,n With tha odao dn,vn
,,,..n IN IIas w. ,na. st",..
mot;nr Tho nort that had haan covsraS
n,;tl inom nos rsrv SOFT wbon Tho stea;
,aa - M tLa. h.S hoa,'
sor,nad horo v.os rar,, hora rrbo .ur,a
- thn fr;s,,oa hIoda ,vos . n,orvai ~ on,
o,,roor n
Tbo sr;,hoa suord 60 ,,sro,,v .,o,ovoa
with tho noror,S s;grotrro hnt tba hast
smiths o,, 90 ,,rov5 90 tbo;r ,,,orL ,nd
IL has 70 tho a,nar, n,o 81 ,,,,,nh ;na;.
,,;a,,a1;., tho. ~, s;,so;n o,r .;on.
turo ro",Et Tho suord az, i sn;shod a., n,hnt.
s.an -. 1911 .nu ,aJ;o,. ',,h;u.
ana l., no,;s,,oa ,'.;,h g. stona ona r;as
So, a;.t 81 .h. ~.
h.. exas ,,,nr ,.;,.nn nc ,ho host sa.
sa, tnr ,,,I;rhino I'D
NJ b. Ill. .',,,,oI,a na .u.h =.
,,ao, T., ata,',, se,ino.;,,, ,,n Ma"
p,nst p h., ,r;od a, an oyonut;an On ono ~
] ,,nra ,"o,, NV ',' ~, " s;"n,o h,am ''' '~ VI
Thora >n ara ~ athnn ,a,.,. s,,oh nc o,tt;nu
oo;na h,;n, na ioa,o,, hn, ,hn,o ,,;na,
ron, H.. ~. - ~, othor 1ot,n, y.
~. i,,a,,1,,ai,i,'' ,,, ro a,ta,, harod;tarr ond
~ 49, .s;o his uaao an axa,t,r tbn
ah;ao,. ona n.;,h ,ho son,o ooron,o-
,';aa .ha: 49,. ,,soI h., liz rr,nds,
,han ana H., a,at,,, ,,fora hi,,
by strangers in Jopan and taken hume
to he disnlayed with much pride and