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A VISIT TO A LACQUER-MAKER. 6l
who wear their hair as I do, are not following
the American
fashion. It is. more a sign that they belong to the new party,
and believe in the government religion,
Shinto. Those who
shave their heads and wear a queue, belong to the Buddhist
party, and think a. great deal of their old lords; however, the
fashion of wearing all the hair will soon become general
among our people," add-
ing slily,
" because it
saves the barber's fee."
Just then a shin-bunshi-haidatsu
(newspaper
carrier) passed them,
shouting something that
was unintelligible to
Jewetts. He bore a
the
box
of papers over his right
shoulder, and had a num-
ber of copies in his left
hand.
" Please, sir," said a
girl to him, " have you
the last I-ro-ha Shim-bun?"
Sallie.
"Oh, no! Oh, no!" he said. "I never sell such rubbish."
Away he went, repeating his cry.
:? What is written upon that woman's parasol?" asked
"That is J-iu (everlasting)," said Oto. "Our manufac-
turers often mark their goods thus. I do not imagine it will
last much longer than an ordinary higasa"
After exploring a number of streets, they arrived in one
occupied by makers of bowls, trays and cabinet wares; when
the young doctor remarked :
" Here we are at the lacquer-
man's."
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.