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Show It would seem that the low stature of the .hip anese is only a single illustration of the dccadeii''' of animal life on the islands. All reports agree in condemning the Japanese horses as very tinner-sized tinner-sized and feeble creatures. As a matter of facr. a poverty in animal life has always been characters istic of Japan. Apparently it was at one time destitute des-titute of animals altogether, and even now they am few in number and in variety. Doubtless this i plains the semi-vegitarian habits which arc only. j f now beginning to disappear. The soldier of tn present day has to eat meat by order, but he doesa like it, - - - |