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Show JAPANESE WINTER SPORTS. - The most of our younger readers think of Asiatic countries as warm, because India, with which we are best acquainted, has no winter like ours. But Japan has a genuine winter with snow and ice. And the Japanese children indulge in the same kind of winter sports as are common in this country. A recent visitor from England saw many a fine snow-image made by the boys, with pieces of charcoal for eyes, and a charcoal streak for the mouth. He also looked on at many a boys' battle with snow-balls, and concluded that they had better tempers than boys in England, as none of them seemed to get angry, though hit often and hard. Their shoes don't get wet like ours, as they are made of wood, three inches high, but when the snow is deep, their feet are wet and cold, as there is no upper covering. The English visitor thought the Jap boys the happiest and merriest children he had ever seen. |
