OCR Text |
Show - i Japan's Empress Popular. It Is doubtful If any royal consort is ,tnore loved by her peoplo than is tho empress of Japan. Kdiicatcd accord lug .to ,fciulnl ideas and skilled in all tho accomplishments befitting one of her social eminence, her majesty strongly favors tho broadness of tho now educntlon for women nnd from her prlvnto pnrso gives large sums toward tho maintenance of women's schools and universities. During the war with Russia tho empress visited tho. hospitals many times and every day paused hours making bandages. Tho effect of these bandnges upon the wounded soldiers has been of deep Interest In-terest to medical and scientific men for tho soldiers honored by them seemed to rnlly binder a peculiar mental men-tal Influence. All other bandages were destroyed nfter their first uso; those made by the empress wore sterilized' and used again for tho slmplo reason of their effect on the recovery of tho Boldlcrs. |