Detroit evening times., 1941-09-21
H0WJapan
Butchers Our
Language

- Nipponese cities to amuse travellers the
occdent This slogan, however contains more truth
than poetry throughout all the trades Japan there
be 10 the pervesons OF the Eng
sh tongue For example Orders Attended For Eastern
Picturesque Signboard"
This sign painted with much elaboration in the way
of shading Enthusiastically shaped letters. and startng
coors. hangs respendenty Of the large paint
stores in Toxic The painting of the sign looks profes
sional that almost makes forget the rather amateur
ish wording but apparently impressed the japanese
many the ambitious signs throughout the
city II is easy recognize the same bold hand
o the sef-made who worshiped
his creator This Toxic baker is more modest for his sign
reads "T. Ichimura Manufactured by Bread Piece OF
Cake"
tourist in the Japanese capital may Try meal at
the Weston CounYes Cookery Beer IIall the
Restaurant & Fish Fry
If he does not care to frequent the Veins shop it
may be help to him to be told that Ramune Taneko
Soda Sasupar Sesuwata presumably stands for lemonade
soda sarsaparilla and setzer water.
ne the Bancho suburbs his meat may
from the Cow Swin-Shop" or If Kanda "Ashop
Where Evils of Birds
He can get bread from the Kanda Bakery Of All Kinds
Flower Forsale" II need Of milk it Viii be
difficult between the dairies who al
Fresh MIX Squeezed Out by Veterinary
oksdas Dairy or condensed milk" or Modhd Mix and
Gyeam"
In Yokohama there are grocers by the score each
with his dferen, speciality Several Paper and Grocer
and Gained Provisions Wholesale Detail or P Yoshida
Ciroceriesman, Sole Small Profit
Clothes may be washed by the "Laondry Man or else
at the Shop Wash the Wash shope"
be the Tailor Soap at Mr
Taku's. whose placard reads M Taku Tailor, Noble
Style
There are many barber shops in japanese with
English signs Perhaps the most attractive 10 the foegne
Is this Kyoto: Hygiene and Art Special Believe
Barber tonsorial artist contents himself
snears" At first glance this does
suggest barber shop but by putting n in place
the m both words the connection is more apparent
"Hawusu Peinta" the manner in which house
painter his and the deer park at Nara
cabinet maker has hung out shingle reading; catn"
Work Shod
In Siam still another perversion Of His Majestys
lane is Olnte cred i
although certainly intended be- The publishers
OF tabloid paper at Bangkok recently distributed
handblls containing the following sales arguments for
prospective readers;
The news of the English, crumbs tell the latest
perfectly style earliest DO murder get
commit hear of and tell it, DO mighty chief die
publish and in borders of sober staff has
been coleged and write, O crumbs like the Kip
ling and the Dickens Buy It, . crumbs buy H. iell each
you greatness for good Plenty PICTURES crumbs
Ready Friday Number first
But { s necessary search the orient for odd
perversions the language AS country Belgium
birthplace following eafet which has lately
been received by many American phiiateists:
Seek you good Correspondents extra European? Want
you Postage Stamps from Africa America Asia Oceania
Sent Immediately advertisement for the Collectors
q European Directory, 1000 addresses Of
Philatelsts residing abroad Europa Works price book
in deg stitched shilngs The advertisement sind
serted opposite country by you one jush
cative copy gratis"
At the bottom Of the eafiet is the further instruction
to English and American readers to Twill the page
please"
The Chinese too maui the English language in style
own Shanghai frequently amused
by English" siguboai DIS of enterprsing Orientas
the famous hangs tailor shop and
the passerby that the occupant Jelly Belly
naval general and the story goes that he
christened by going who decided that his
Chinese sounded like the English label they per
suaded paint his sign.
Another tailor, bent catching Engish-speating
trade burst with: "YuTaiFor Chinese Genileman&
Ladys Suits Bots Co" one sign took n lot of
territory versatile advertised "Loa Sing
Ching Brassmith blacksmith tnsmh IN every kinds
cfku LIGHT nd
caves troughs and have all kinds of c,ctythirgs.