White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-09-05
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The Oriental Viewpoint


= or less illustrative of a cardinal
point of difference between the ORR
entail philosophy and the Occidental
viewpoint as it is reflected In some
OF the larger American cities. More
over 1t has the added advantage Of
being the recital of an actual occur
renee.
A distinguished Japanese sociologfst,
who spoke good English, was touring
the country a few years ago with a
view to studying our ways and instf-
buttons. lie reached New York, bring
ing letters of Introduction to we'll
known native scientist The New
Yorker arranged a day of sightseeing
for the distinguished visitor.
The latter was quite anxious to
study traffic conditions. He had
heard of the Brooklyn bridge rush.
So the American began the forenoon
by taking his guest to Park row,
where the Jap spent an interested
half-hour observing the jam of human
ity. The next event on the program
was to be q study of uptown con-
gestion.
When the two observers we're ready
to leave the bridge no taxicab was
available, so the guide steered the
Japanese aboard a subway local at
City Hall station. At the Bridge sta
ton he hurried the foreigner out OF
the car, dragged him through the
crush on the platform, and damned
him forcibly aboard northbound ex-
press
At Grand Central the same thing
was repeated. The Oriental was hur-
ried across another platform, led at
trot through a long and winding
tunnel, up one flight of stairs and
down another and showed in at the
door of a second train from which,
eventually, they emerged and climbed
to the street.
The American led the way to the
lobby of nearby hotel where, BY ap-
pointment, the two of them were TO
meet an official of the police depart
ment who had agreed to escort them
through Fifth avenue and upper
Broadway. They sat down to await his
arrival. He was not due for perhaps
half-hour yet.
The japanese. like most Of bis coun-
trymen, was small man. In the
journey he had been sorely buffeted
about. A careless elbow had jammed
his hat down over his eyes, his MORN
ing coat was rumpled and his slender
toes had, been troddep upon. AS be
rearranged his disordered wardrobe.
be said to his companion:
"Would it not have been possible
for us to have made the entire jour
ney from where we started to this
point where we are now by remaining
upon the train which we originally
boarded?"
"Oh, yes" said the American, but,
you see, by changing from the first
local to the express and then back
again to another local, we saved three
minutes"
"Ah," said the Japanese, land now
what are you going to do with the
three minutes?'
Practically No Reason for 1t
THERD once was clerk OF the
hotel In small Maine town who
had unique way of keeping diary.
Each evening he wrote on the bottom
lines of the page Of the register for
the current date brief account of
the principal daily doings in the COM
munity. usually coupled with sum-
mary of his own personal reactions
to them Sometimes his phraseology
was unusual but always 1t was amply
descriptive.
friend OF mine was stopping at
the hotel. having gone up to Maine
on a fishing trip He fell into the
habit of glancing through the back
pages OF the register, more from the
enjoyment he got from the quaint
language Of the entries than because
he was interested in bygone neighbor-
hood history.
On succeeding pages OF the book
for week of the early spring of the
year previous he found these pro-
SIGSSISS tCCUI VI tOCdl LIuSGuys
Tuesday-"While fishing through
the ice yesterday. Henry Whippet fell
in the Sac river MP to his neck. He
was drawed out and took home"
Wednesday-"Henry Whippet Is in
bed with powerful bad cold. His
folks are thinking some about calling
in DOCTOR"
Thursday-"Henry Whippet rapidly
continuing to get no better. It now
looks like he is fixing to break out
with the pneumonia"
Frfday-"Henry Whippet is sinking
rapidly"
Saturday-"At nine o'clock this
morning our esteemed fellow-citizen,
Henry j. Whippet, Esq, went to his
Maker entirely uncalled for"
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