Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-27

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.r,ddv Bears Of japan" call
,nnpv-cats. They uu in reality
I'D cross between "a dog ans
,,i1e III pnpior iuocho ahd painted
N-,-roous colorg. Tho Japanese cll
Gina haurco." ADD 90 is not br-
rth the dignity or the boys to plov
.r fnrm. They are aH popular Dor.
ua freddy Bears with us and
., would I doubt not ho great Ia.
,'.t.s with our children PC introduced
81 home.
A DAY FOR BOYS.
r.s bows Of Japan have their .pecni
l... nIsl. This is May b. and 10 is
rr,vr as the feast oft nags or as the
fiNal of the god of war ON that
I.r every house has o. polo of bamboo
t...n which 20 float goudy fish made OF
turh paper. The wind blows into the
mouths of the fish and initiates them.
end they swim about through the ulU
Sometimes there viii Doc 70 half dozen
I thoso fish uu one pole. There win
Oh. o. big one ut the top and smaller
amos below, until tho one 0t tho bottom
nIv Dee the size of "a mInuow. Each
f.l represents "a SON of the family. and
mol 90 few have six or moro. Some of
These fish may be 900 feet long, and
.H.y look like great whales us they
swim in tho air. They represent tho
uru. which is noted for its strength
.uJ daring. Every one wants his SON
Boo become a strong man, and this FISH
means strength.
KITE FIGHTS.
The japanese boys arc great kite ly-
ers / have counted a hundred kites In
the air at one time over "A japanese
village. The kites are Of all sizes, hut
thcy are usually square or oblong in
stead OF the shapes known i'm America.
They are often made like birds with
wings. and sometimes ike fish. a ia
l0rte amusement II fighting kites. I'm
us sport the strings are first soaked
~ glue and then busted with powdered
glass. This Is done for "a long dis
lance nom the kite. and Il makes that
pert Of the string a sort OF flexible file.
When two boys nght their kites they
try To make the strings cross as tho
kites are flying and by saving cut one
string IN two. The kite which breaks
away first then becomes the property
off the owner OF the one which is still
dying The favoute time for kite
lyiug Is I'm the winter, and it is at its
height at New Years. There are kite
sign is q Cuttlehsh perched ON the top
uf 20 high pole, The words Tor kite and
uuttlehsh sound the same IN Japanese,
and FOR this reason the signs.
IL THE TOY STORES.
The toys OF Japan arc an evidence OF
the love which these people have for
their children. Every family spends
money i'm amusing its little ones and "a
great industry Is carried on iu toy maxi
Fms. There are toy stores everywhere.
Every village that Is large enough TO
.hOId a shop has one or more. They are
100 be found I'M the poorest parts Of the
cities. especially near the temples. where
the streets are lined with them Some
0f the faVOrite toys are made Of dough,
ui there are poddling cooks who go
around selling them. There are men
t Poo carry toy stoves through the
streets and rent them out TO the chill
Irau at so much per hour They furnish
eakcs and other things for the little
ones to cook, so that for ? or 3 cents
a party OF girls can have a stove for
500 hour and cook a whole meal for
'luemselves
Some OF the toys arc made Of lacquer
.gnl many of paper one can buy g. very
l.go gun for s. and q tin sword Tor
% cents
INSTRUCTIVE GAMES.
Many OF the toys and games are used
Boo teaching the children. There are