The daily sentinel., 1907-10-22

one thing you want to know when
you engage a 'Rickshaw man and
that is the tariff per hour, and you
want your watch too.
There are Grafters There
There is a price list in each cart,
but our gentle Jap will assure you
by all that is good and holy that
the list is mo good" "old." When
you pay him he always cries mo,
no. more, more" The only way is
to go on leaving him asking for more
The Jap may tell the truth If
there is no possible excuse for lying,
but he searches diligently for the
excuse.
Visit an Old Inland Town.
At Kobe a party OF us went forty
miles inland to Kioto. The railroad
system is on the English style and
the service is good, frequent and
cheap. The fare being l 1-2c, l Lie
and 1c gold per mile for 1st, End
and 3rd classes respectively. Evi
IDENTIFY the Japanese consider the
railroad a comfort not a luxury.
Seeing the Temples
Kioto is wholly japanese and has
several very ancient temples and a
residence for the Emporer. The lat
ter of course was closed to tourists
but the temples are always open.
These are large wooden structures
placed on the high points, and are
generally about thirty-five feet high
to the rafters with the conventional
Chinese roof as seen in pictures. The
great doors were open extending clear
to the roof. When we stepped upon
the porch, attendents met us and
put cloth slippers over our shoes
The natives remove their shoes or
sandles. With covered feet, SO as
not to defile the sanctury, we were
ready to enter. Immediately before
us on entering was a court perhaps
fifteen feet wide where the people
gathered to worship. This was shut
off from the space within by a wood
en- railing about three feet high. Be
yond this Holy place was the shrine,
large curiouslly carved, box-like
structure of teak wood. Before the
shrine candles were burning. Near
the open doors of the court, incense
was burning. Within the Holy place
near the railing, a priest was sitting
and beating with steady ton-ton-
ton muffled drum.
A Feeling of Reverence
They bowed with their heads to the
floor in the direction of the closed
shrine. Somehow, felt hushed and
reverent in the presence of people
voicing their hearts deep longing.
Though Buddha gave no sign here
were human hearts reaching forth
to the help they needed. / could
not help wondering If the great and
good God who knows all hearts did
not see in 1t blind reaching out
after Him, and regard the longing
of the soul rather than the method
and the place.
"Temple of 1000 Gods"
In one OF the temples visited
there was great Budha perhaps
| twenty-five feet high. In another
which is called the Temple of 1000
Gods we saw novel sight. Ar
ranged in long rows and rising tier
above tier were the gold bronze ina
ges of some god. The guide book said
Temple of 1000 Gods, but our
experience with the Jap led us to
believe it was best to be from Mis-
souri,. While the others viewed the
various items of interest we counted
gods For once the Jap did not
lie Possibly because there was no
possible chance of losing anything
by telling the truth
In Great Art Store
At Kioto we visited also the Art
Store. In wood and ivory carvings
and working in metal, they show
a wonderful skill. No tourist should
fail to visit the art stores. they are
the best of the Island Empire.
!. officers.
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