New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-08

tive music!
Japanese architecture is kind the baby in another
respect Our houses are so airily constructed that
Occdentals see little in them. It IS certain that Our
architects have never been troubled with the question
Of ventilation since the days OF the mrs, Emperor.
twenty-five centuries ago In addition TO this hountfu
supply Of air at the precious time Of growth the national
love Of Our people for possessing garden De never
so much smaller than a handkerchief, has always
tempted the babies out into the open and into the
gracious company Of flowers.
ASsoon as the baby begins TO walk II meets @ first for
midable barrier in its happy career II Tie ,nienA
wooden footwear called geta. Those two-too...l clogs
are literally a sinful stumbling block for ur- .ec,ng
feet Even in this it is not without advantage tr the
baby Unlike Western leather shoes. tie s.r Us and
peta allow the frecst development Of the Toes '"cy 90
not weaken the ankle by giving it artificial sup H. IN
fact that is about the last thing the getg Wou. nk q
doing-quite the reverse. It's wicked ''.I ana
oftener than once has it wrenched the ankles ansus
pectng innoccnts and crippled them tcr liz; .r the
PetG is a kl-o--cure appliance. But, once s..T q
pair Of clogs the child becomes lord Of all the .ratter
able wealth Of Natures graccs. For it the ~, lame
spreads the golden carpets Of dandcions and he PINK
mats Of clover in flower under the tunen skies i"r
longer flight Of months than IN many Othgr it. ms
earth. And when the autumn chastens The sunshine
with melancholy, it covers the hlsdes with myriad.
tinted brocades that the child may 90 ont AMI lave
bushng match with maple leaves.
Mer al this, pray consider how much tae s'.. -is
in Nippon toll; yes toll hard for the comfort ami pleas
ure Of its Tiny Majesty Out Of many let us take ioi
Whenever YOU see a carriage driving through mar,
row street in Japan, you invariably see also man
running ahead Of the horses. Why2 For the ka Of
the babies The babies are allowed to take son
Of any section Of the city, the middle q streets ong
other places and for the safety Of the little on. loot,
man is required TO run ahead TO warn children mo
clear the street Of them. To hurt a child even u acci
dent, is a crime for which an imported civiz-i code
does not provide sufficient punishment, acco eng
the Japanese way OF thinking.
lust for the sake of Argument we shall say that
among the owners of houses and flats in Japan there
lives creature with "horned eyes so monstrous IS &c
ask of his prospective tenant whether she has BABY
in the family | fancy she would be dazed 40 the
question for a moment-what is family TO- but 10,
babies? But let the landlord give her to unde'stand
that he does not to ent his houses to family "n
babies then what happens? Just this: He would not
continue TO live ve'y long For the simplest incest ana
most natural OF reasons that he would be moaaed-
lynched, pc haps
l do not believe that it ever occurs to japanese
mind to leave babies behind when people are bound oi
the cherry clouds Of Sumida or for the mushroom aun'
on the hills about Kioto in all picnicS and temple ieSu
walls they the chief guests Of honor 1t is largely o'
their pleasure that the innumerabe holidays Of the I'm
pire are provided In what other countrys calendar
can you find national holiday devoted to the festival
of dolls? 1t falls on the third Of March, the greatest
holiday for little girls and another for boys on the
fifth of May.
If Japanese babies angels in comparison with
some Others who might be mentioned don't see WHY
they shouldn't be. how they can help but be-
"The babies are indeed erally good says Pro
fesSor Chamberlain, than whom there is no hgnei
authority among foreign students in things japanese
"as to help to make it paradise for adults
"Here explain it who can says another foreign 90.
server, at is in the blood il is to me most comfort
ing to that all that is desirable in the little peoples
department can be attained without snubbngs or pun
ishments weary seedlings The love showered upon
children simply wraps them in warmth and peace
Japanese children frightened into telling lies
or hiding their faults. Open as the day, they oiins
every JOY to Father Mother TO be shared
healed and their small likes and diSlikeS quite as
much tlken into as ihnst, nf lhnl- ulle s.