The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-18
BILKINS IN JAPAN.
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some circus girls-I've seed them |
mount horses most any old way. The
Japanese custom when two persons
pass each other liz to turn to the
left; in America we turn to the
right, that bein' law in some Sec
lions, think. The Japanese address
a letter to John Smith, Mr., while
we put it "Mr. John Smith, At
Japanese public dinners wine liz serv-
ed hot and soup cold, and the yard
ov the front. The Japanese bury
the dead in sitting posture and
| wear white for mournin'.
The Japanese seldom shake hands
! on meeting. Even their politicians
leave that off, except those who come
in contact with foreigners. In such
cases they shake hands with the for
eigners, because they know that hit
IL the custom in hiz country.
| "Cha," '"cha," (the Japanese for
"tea") may be heard on every hand.
Hit liz served in the large stores to
awl customers. At railroad stations
Japanese boys sell it to travellers az
boys sell fruit, etc., in America. For
about two cents you can buy pot
ov hot tea with the pot and a neat
little cup thrown in. The common
or universal use ov tea wuz started
in japan about six hundred years
ago. A Buddhist priest instituted
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religious form. About three hun
dred years ago Hideyoshi, ruler oy
Japan, issued an imperial edict di-
rectin' awl ov the people ov Japan to
assemble on given date at great
grove or park near Kyota for the
purpose ov holdin' "tea party
Hit lasted ten days and Hideyosh
had the time ov hiz life. Hit il sed
/ that he drank tea with everybody in
Japan, for nearly awl ov them wuz
there. Since that tea drinkin' hez
bin one ov the principal occupations
ov Japan.
Tea-drinkin' is done in Japan in 6
ceremonial manner. Young ladies
, study how to serve tea in a grace
t full way, and hit liz az important {
part ov their education az music OF
art il to the American girl.
The theatre liz popular resor1
3 in Japan. People often attend ani
/ stay awl day and until the nigh,
performance liz over. Historical
plays, illustratin' Japanese history
air the most popular productions. Tt
this you may add Japanese sleigh
ov hand and jugglery and you about
cover the ground. They make ex
cellent acrobats.
To the American visitor the Jap
anese seem to never tire in maxim
t hiz visit pleasant. There il nothin
: too good for him an they hev ar
, agreeable way ov shown him little
attentions without maxim any grea
noise over him. The fact that they
) make these special efforts liz ample
, evidence ov their sincerity, for the
Japanese air not hypocrites. Tt
people they do not admire they car
be distant enuff, polite az a baske
: ov chips" but az sold az ice. Tha
IL why I believe that they desire NJ
P trouble with us. In their theaters
when the play calls fer flags, they
nearly ANYWAYS display the Ameri
, can and Japanese flags together, &
thing seldom done when nations all
unfriendly.
The "Giesha" girls furnish a guide
deal ov entertainment in Japan, mo-
only in theaters. but at private
homes and dinners. Their dances
if they may be SO called, air not a
, anvil indecent. Usually they ali
pretty girls. The dance IL rather s
series ov graceful poses in which
fans, scarfs, flags and parasols play
3 a part. This performance IL some
t what peculiar, but when you get ust
r to hit and begin to understand hit
you can't help thinkin' that hit i,
very neat.
Count O-Kuma, a very prominen
Japanese statesman, liz known az thu
: Farmers Friend" He il rich ani
, devotes much ov hiz time to effort.
to improve the condition ov the ag
ricultural population ov hiz country
That will work out awl rite in Japan
| I hope. But if he lived in the United
/ States and should start game o,
that sort he'd hev hard time O,
Init. I know a number ov men WHIT
, hev tried to be ov some assistance tt
the agricultural population. By the