The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
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SO much seems certain. that the annals
here epitomized reveal three tide 81 more
or lea civilized immigrants. and a rarc Of
semi .harbarous au'ochthon- All the re-
searches of modern archRologists AMI
ethnologists teach us but little more. II
NAV now be averred with tolerahle GER
tainty that the $o-called autochthons were
composed Of two swarms ~ coionlst- both
coming from Siberia. though ;heir adven's
wcre separated hy a long interval The first
colonists whose pit dwellings and shell
mounds are eS,ant. were the koro-pnk-
gurI, or cave men They are believed
10 be represented to-day by the lnhahit-
ants Of Saghalien. the Kuriles and southern
kamschatka. The second swarm ~ COLI
onists were a fat-faCed, heavy-Jaw"d.
hirsute people. known as the Anu, who
completely drove out their predecessors
and took possession Of the land. The Anu,
a, the time when they invaded Japan. had
much in common with animals.
They burrowtd IN the ground for shelter.
th,y used stone implements, they recognized
no distinction q sex in apparel, nor DAD they
pay any heed TO consan guinity IN =. u H.
~tercourse. thew clad themselves IN skii.s they
drank blood, they practi-ed oanhihall-m'
they Were ~insenslble TO benefits and mex
orably resentful of injuries, they resoTied
10 -avagely cruel forms Of punishment.
severing the tendons Of the leg, boiling ;he
arms, and -ticing on the nose. They per-
sistently resisted the civilized immI grants
who subsequently reached the islands. but
were driven northvaTd by degrees, and
finally pushed across the Tsugaru Strait
into the Island OF Yezo. The long struggle
aud the disasters and suffering ~ involved
radically changed the nature Of the Anu.
They became a timid, gentle. submissive
folk, they lost most Of the facu!tHs es~"uiial
10 survival in a racial contest. and OWN
He'd to a mere remnant Of e~eUi-sGvaecs,
.rcanable Of progress. Indifferent 20 improve
ment. and presenting "A more and more
vivid contrast 90 tho energetic. intelligent
and amb tious japanese.
The true Japanosc-wh who were thew orig
nally Whence started the thrc" or mare
tides Of immigration which ultimately
coalcsced 10 form the race now standing
al the head Of Oriental peoplcs' Widely
different answers have been given to this
question. HYDE Clarke identified III" pTi-
msval Japar.se with TIrauo- Africars. who
had Travelled eastward through fcyTt and
China 10 Japan Macleod recognized IN
them one Of the lost tribes Of lsrael SEW
eral writer's have regarded them A. Malayan
colonis,s. Recent scholars incline 20 the
belief that th.v belong 10 the Jaiar-Mou-
golian stock Of c%rtrnl Asia. CAPT Brink
lev thinks that N. d vcrsity 81 view j. partly
attributable TO tie fact that 'hs Janaucse
arc not a pure race Ilov cSh.h.' ~"veral
,vics easily distiuguishablr, uot.b Y the
patrician and the pl"ho!an.
The difference is not ~ r " one 4 coars.-
noss contracted witt ufu'n,rt rcI h. Il
-iurlV TIE ov'c' m o.: ne go 'r''r
iur "a toll and ~ s'ru "ur'ra.'.a v.'.
~. ttnrrov' nar. produce, ~ cosy iFItC
and mental culture. IHc rrll' -"u'..Itr
Of tho Jayauos. pi"' has . s.,u c.l-r to.-
pi-lv dark. r~onIU'ur cheek utu .-. CO. lag"
N lu-l. a rIhu-' AMI t~a.g.y-u'r rI'--
i.re. a na' nose. frIl -'.Ilgi' "y- and a
r..,yllUg forehead Tie .N.r.'.r of '."
er]i-,..ra'.' 'v," b, .,..m. frN.ly uut
1ricI',. bull, lis ~co.npnNaa vf-.t-
from yellow d" almost pun" N..'"; ~ ''C-
~, narrow. - olHqu,.y 20 o." ro- 30
~, IT. ar- t.arv lla CO." ,'' pr'N- 'o.fv
''a mouth Is small o., 'ir "'al ans ire
no., aou.iIEr re 'aua - T. unrttIIy
slender and SUPP. NJ OILY an L'S
'ypss raI,a.lv D.-'l.' 90 no ur-'r
time. lu' toy h1r, ta.l ,-.r:m,ra''d
" 80 Jay-u. So th"W-.I.s over ....H arv
u thpd ol recording yl-lli' ..s'ln.t.u-
.,isJ~i From te time wien De- eraL 80
puli' pictures 10" ldI tt,~' artf-t rcuF-
utccd su1 portrayed only one rNTo 81 Wal"
AMI T. uaI" t"a.ty. namely. 'i.t df,.n-
rui~hsd u a LIirN"i and 1.t'n 'yaEr.ra'-I
'y-'- Nv t." i,Sr.r's Jl-t 'rum' rat'I
a- ia usIg tu = PAIR. lu class. ll,i-
hss iS.n 10 ,,ulL.tIn ir i.- matter The
painter had a. o'dr '1u~ T'i,a 90 his t,T-
trr csu.uri AZ a. Il" ha- ..-,a- t.--
o.cutly. our author D. u.,.r'd O." aon,.' O. "
uypo'i s- Not % lIk "r t,r' rJr-r. -
Co.,, r1o s! p rtgrsr' tI' v.HrgaNv
brca'ly dominant. a.. lower fvT" v,n, So
c~iNtig-d ,uUleiItuI~ ur oTTci. ITS.
Car BUukiy links 'il' -He theory
best fitting ~" facts l. that the JaIsu -
are compounded ,f e."ments from c ural
! and southern Mia. apu tlat th'y e I've
urtir pat i,ian type from the former IT,
gion. tn, ir ph b.ian from the latter. The
Asiatic colonists arrived by tie way Of
Cofca. hut they we're neither torcaIs
! nor Chinese. This our author prorourccs
CERTAIN. although he ann find room Ia 1T
foItn IL q, tail tie eNiaeioe for IA, Asset ion.
,Lin,s anu oman inoeed, came from
time to time Ia later ages; came occasion
Ally In great uumters ami we're absoi bto
iuto TIC JaJaI.ess race. LEAVING On u soms