New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-14

staring in wild ey-d horror ss The monster sped ~.
and all this time Harold ana lone We =, ,,
On their vav 10 the capital they saw some very
curious and Interesting sights as well as beautiful
scenery for which Japan a. famed As they sped
os1css now covered viii vc~dlre they saw in ths
distance. steaming ard smoking dozens OF aciE >
ones: also that far-fsmed sacred FuJlyama. he
well beloved mountain Of the Japs. towering above
Them with rs snowy conc IeacA,g mo 1e 80,
blue sky and its sides klsslnE ne tlH-is
curled around them. They passed whole fields OF
SONS as hiE as an S-fnch ran. and Harold asked
lone how she would like 10 have salad or a stew
was nothiug to the queer things the Japs ate; for
instance, raw hsh. which is considered by them
These people seem to ne TO do everytling. up
side down" said lone. DO you believe that II Is
because they are always upside down to our side
OF the earth For FUN. am soinE TO make Isl
IN my diary Of the queer things they do opposite
the way 60 them lu America-'
Taking out her diary she wrote hus.ly l"r a
OF queer things Let me read them 10 you and see
II you can think ~ any others FOR me 10 put down
81 sideways and begin al The back instead ~ the
front
''scocnd-Carry the babies on their backs instead
.-Thir,i-on entering house they take or their
'Fourth-They begin TO build their houses from
the top instead OF from the bottom a. We do, oUl1
inE the roof irst and raising IL Ga poles and then
building under and around it,
'Fltth-They consider Il good manners 10 make make
a sucking sound when slipping tea or soup, while
We consider IT the height Of bad manners
stead % out when watkins.
''SeyentL-WEen IL is day IN America Il IS night
with them.
'.Esighth-When taking q bath they all battle in
the tub Of water from the grandfather down
the baby the eldest going first, unless there IS
@ guest IN the house, and he has the precedence.
'Ninth-They also consider IL polite 10 eat with
their fingers. as well with chopsUcks. Mechan-
ics also work with their feet almost as well as
with their hands
''Tenth-When a baby boy IS horn in family
they rs q kite from the hCEEetOp TO show how
happy they 10 have a boy.
''Eleyenth-TIleir houses are destitute or fuIri-
ture and they have no cook stoves. but use little
charcoal burners To cook with. neither have they
any stationary inner walls 10 their houses but IN
stead use
a few more Of the queer things they DO are 70
bind their feet, instead Of their waists, our
ladies do; they sleep on pillows As hard as brick
and not much larger, they alsD prefer a EArd BED
20 a soft one, and always sleep on the Ioor
think q q lot queer things. said
Harold but the that strikes most at pres
IS that they wear stockings with a separate
place Tor the big toe. and wny that impresses ne
is that my bis Toe has just come through my
stocking and ! wish ] had one Of their kind"
That Is a hint FOR me to mend II. i-ut 1 am not
going do IL ] too much Interested IN
Harold. that little child playing away with a
sleeping baby strapped 10 her back. should think
st. head would break Of. il - hanging back
ward and wabbling around at every move tho lit
Put away your diary and write some other time,
FOR We are approaching Toxic. the capital OF
Japan." said Harold. Il drsr going 10 rh-
cherry trees. The people get SO inspired 10y their
perfume and beauty that they write verses which
they tie iu the boughs OF the trees"
'.INhv don't the japanese call their island the
Land the Cherry Blossoms, instead OF the Chrys
authemums II they are 80 fond OF them2 am
cTo be contnuedD