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road system withYokohoma, the best
seaport, and az the distance IL short /
the capital city practically enjoys all
the advantages from a business
standpoint. at least
While rice and fish air the prin-
cipal food products in Japan, the |
cultivation ov tea IL awlso important
az hit IL used instead ov coffee on |
average japanese table and q large
good price, the tea bein' noted fer
hits fine qualities. Hit liz a custom
in awl Japanese homes to serve tea,
which IL ANYWAYS kept hot from
early mornin' till bedtime, to any
visitor, even though hit be a neigh
Dor who may drop in fer Few min
utes chat. The average American
would prefer a stimulant o. differ
ent kind. but no one will refuse to
drink at least small cup ov tea with
the polite Japanese family fer hit IL
their way ov shown you that you
air a welcome visitor. whether you
be a near nabor or a stranger from
a strange land.
l hev mentioned the small area
ov Japan-the total ov her landed
surface, but forgot to explain further
Only about one1twelfth ov this land,
small az hit IL for the homes an
industries ov forty-seven millions ov
people, IL fit for human habitation.
Why? The balance of hit consists
of vast mountains, many ov them
twelve thousand feet high, many ov
them hev bin. or are still, active vol
canoes. Now you begin to form
some real idea ov the crowded con-
dition ov this wonderful people,
probably the happiest people on earth
| today. They cannot live on the
sides ov those vast, dangerous noun
tains. But they live. Every avail
able inch of inhabitable land IL util-
| lied. Still there IL room for the
cultivation ov beautiful flowers and
trees. room for sports, for games. II
the Japanese cannot find room for a
playground upon the land. they air
splendid sailors and they hev plenty
ov boats an can spend much ov the
tire on water. pleasantly and
probably. There air large farms in
North Carolina upon which a single
family of six or eight persons car
, scarcely make decent living. This
, land wuz or il practically az gude d.
most ov the land in Japan, the eli
mate il more favorable. II one o1
these big farms were located il
Japan hit would support several hun
, dred JAPANESE, an they would eacl
probably hev az much ready cash OF
, hand at the end ov the year az tn
man who farmed on acres so broat
that hit, the farm, would make
whole county in Japan, if they divid
t ed their country into counties, az i
q done in our country.
Japan IL rich in mineral resources
Gold, silver, copper, iron, sulphu
and coal are obtained in consider
E able quantities and this furnishe
4 employment to many people. Tn
= people manufacture nearly every
thing they need in the way ov cloth
|
cotton mills hev bin built in Japan
e The boys and girls make high grad
/ help for such work. may visi
+ some ov the mills and tell awl abou
them. I understand that there al
. a few very large ones and they al
operated with the best grades o
American an English machiens. TIL
o Japanese hev long bin noted fer tn
e high grade cloth spun fer their ow
+. use. But until within the past te
or twelve years this wuz awl done b
hand with Something after tn
1 fashion ov our old-style America
s hand looms. They still make a lo
/ ov cloth by hand, some ov hit beir
l. beautiful and good ennuff to last fe
many years. The Japanese hev bi
- called the yankees of the East" al
y that IL not out ov place; If there /
= IL somethin' far out ov the ordinary
an they air rapidly learnin' awl tn
new tricks in art and industry, takin
short cuts to hit, but dom everything
in athorough manner. The Japanes
air az quick az lightnin' at anything
they understand. But they air a
e patient az Job IL hit be necessary il
D learnin' to do some important thing
3 somethin' out ov the ordinary,
( year or ten years-"but learn will
? liz the motto Of the Japanese. An
: that IL why they air winners.
Japan owns small island near tn,
, coast ov China. Hit IL called Formo
. So. This island IL rich and produc
tive. The principal products air tee
and camphor gum. Just how OF
when Japan acquired this island
do not know. However, hit must hey
bin purchased In recent years.
| The Japanese use no chairs, sofas
OF beds. They sit on little mats fiat
on the flooor and usually double
their feet under their thighs. They
sleep upon mats. or fold the clothing
worn durin' the day an sleep or
that. The lack of chairs makes hi,
rather awkward fer Americans OF
Europeans. However, the hotels in
the large cities ov Japan air now
furnishing chairs for foreign guests