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Show Respect for Age In Japan, In Japan there is no such thing as disrespect from youth to ago. No Japanese boy or girl could over think In u light or disrespectful manner of his or her superiors or toachars; and this may account for tho carncstnoss' so unusual among young children. When a student enters a master's presence In Japan ho bq-r to tho floor, and when tho lesson ,u finished ho bows again, with exnro,tlons of tbo deopost gratltudo, as he takos his departure, de-parture, Tho teacher, Bitting in most cases upon his feet on tho (lor, gravely grave-ly returns each salutntlon, then lights bin llttlo plpo and waits for his noxt clusa. There Is no hurrying of masters mas-ters trcm room to room, as In somo of tho schools in our enlightened Und- |