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Show Tlie Japanese. In listening to a recent lecture on Ja-, Ja-, pan and the customs of the country, odo of the audience was heard to remark I that he did not see why we shouiil. not ! and see if they could not 'improve our manners a little, and also our morals. Their religion may need looking after, but they are said to be extremely kind and gentle with their horses and dumb animals, which certainly could not be said of Americans of the present day, or the society with the extended appellation appella-tion would not be kept so busy. The Japanese are exceedingly polite and have a great respect for the aged of all classes. Children of the higher families fam-ilies are sent to school in plainclothes that the poorer ones may not feel the difference. Th stores in Japan are not locked, neither are the houses, which shows them to be honest. A man may leave his fruit stand and go about town and make a few calls, and go back to Ids place of business, knowing that everything every-thing is just as ho left it. Or should any customers wish to purchase his wares small pieces of money that the proprietor proprie-tor has left in sight in case of BUch an occurrence. On the whole, it seems that they are far ahe d of us in many things. Boston Traveler. |