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Among the many philosophical
.ienuuc and socIal-for winch Western
tllization Is indebted TO the far East,
wv are more characteristic OF the Orient.
specially OF Japan. and at the same
me easily capable of Worldwide utility,
.lau massage
Glow long the practice of massaging the
Jdy has been customary in Japan is, OF
.lrsc, dlIncuIt TO ascertain. but there is
sery reason to suppose that it first
lStnatsd in that country and so muca
certain that nowhere else IN the world
it so generally recognized as an easy
.eans Of alternating physical exhaustion,
.scomfort, or pam.
y matter which frequently arouscs the
mment OF strangers visiting the Eng
nd of the East is, that those who are
Occasionally engaged in tins practice
ave lost or never possessed the senso
u sight. 1t IS quite Il familiar sight, not
only III cities, but ALSO in Villages, to see
Il blind InassatIr walking about and call
ing out that he is ready TO perform mas
sage, and L little inquiry by the interest
ed foreigner will elicit the tact that TIE
blind enjoy practically q monopoly of this
hygiCnic and remedial industry-a priv
lege which, it would appear, was grant
ed to them by 4 former Emperor. several
centuries ago. This custom is in itself
sufficient to show that the masseurs are
employed by all classes. The wealthy
regularly submit themselves TO the opera
ton after their daily bath. and many of
the worling people. Their day s labor COM
pieted. havc,Llte SORENESS taken from their
limbs IN this natret.. The cost is but
a. trifle, as may bqvjudsed from the fact
that the European or American who pays
tie eouivatent OF sixpsnce IS thought to
be very generous, indeed. &C was from
Japan that massage found its way to
Russia, where at first. among the better
classes. it found much favor. And here
also the blind-and they are very nuner-
Gus indeed, in Ftussia-have been spe-
ciaily selected for the work-not mercy
in order to find them an occupation by
which they can earn Il livelihood, but
also because they are pecunarly prof.
cient In the institute for the blinG i'll
st. Petersburg a. considerable number of
/ the inmates are carefully instructed Ill
| the best methods Of performing massage,
| and they are also given an elementary
| bfrt very serviceable, knowledge OF some
OF the main points of anatomy and phy-
! sfologv. on the whole, these experiments
have worked well In Russia, but such
can scarcely be said to be the case in
| Germany.
| various attempts nave been made IN
thar country to employ the blind III
4
| oo,,,,aratfycIy large numbers as mas
/ s,,lrs and rnasseuses, lut the pubhc nave
/ hitherto not shown much liking iof 'Ha
innovation. and consequently 1t mas not
proved to be Il success. 1t Is, hoWeEe''
pIeasfuc TO learn that there is every ike
fhood OF a change for the better IN ''le
near future, for n new movement, cup
ported by a great number OF very itlIiu-
entail men has been taken up, alld 50
far as the present arrangements Tor ttia
promotion of this plan are corcetIso'
they seem 10 be highly satisfactory III
every respect In connection with tli4S
statement it is interesting to note that It
! I,eipsic physician has recently puo!lshea
an Instructive and valuable account OF
/ a series of cases in one of the ieadlis
F. scientific German papers from which IL
! auDcars that blind operators have at
| tafI,ed TO a. high state of protieicheE'
| 1'bis proficiency is quite Understandable
( for a weIl-kpopn physiological fact which
! The physician's observation has cmptia-
( sized IS, that when nature deprIveS a man
( OF one sense it often partly compensate
/ him with remarkable kecnness IN aho-
/ fher. and so blind nlasseur is often
! found to possess Il quite wonderful detl-
/ cacv OF touch. Want OF sight Is. indeed
| no disadvantage ar all III IiaSSS"''
/ but fhc contrary, for we must rcmem-
I Der that many people would prefer ti'S
/ in an operator. ard. further, the opera
I tion as such is but little aided ~ tAe
| operator's vision-it is a mere matter or
| tactic power-Louis ElkiEd, NJ. D., III
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