Show Japanese Quick to Learn When In 18C8 Lord Elgin visited Japan and Insisted on making the shogun a present of a yacht and also InsIsted on arranging a treaty with him In behalf of England he noted the extraordinary thirst for knowledge and quickness in learning which distinguish dis-tinguish the Japanese Within a week I a raw Japanese crew had learned how I to manage tho shoguns new yacht The Japanese commissioners even took pains to Imitate the cheers which their guests gave after dinner when the queens health was drunk as soon as they understood that when you In the west wish to honor a person especially espe-cially you roar and shout after your I meals |