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HARVESTING THE RICE.<br />

" He wears an apron," remarked Sallie.<br />

269<br />

'They all do," answered the old lady. "See the chicken<br />

near him. We have a saying, 'If you want to find your hen,<br />

go to where the kome-tsuki is working.' "<br />

RICE-CLEANER.<br />

" How do they clean the grain ? " inquired Fitz.<br />

:?<br />

They put the rough mome into the mortar," answered<br />

Mr. Nambo, "then pound it with that heavy mallet and the<br />

friction separates the husks from the rice."<br />

"Here we are at Yokohama," said Sallie. "How beauti-<br />

ful the bay looks."

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