Show jinrikisha an american idea curiously enough the In inventor of japans famed was an american and a minister rev jonathan gable of philadelphia it Is on record that he accompanied commodore perry on his epoch malting making trip to japan in 1853 whore where he seems to have remained at any rate in 1859 ho he was requested by prince ito to draw the plan of a vehicle that could bo be used in the imperial fal park at yokohama lie took ills his idea from a ondon london I bath chair substituting a rian mn for the small front wheel |