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Title: "Round the world." : Letters from Japan, China, India, and Egypt
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Fogg, Wm. Perry (William Perry), b. 1826
Subjects: Voyages around the world
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wereserved with the best the place afforded. ,Hot tea and said, then little pes& of sweet-meats and confectionary; next came fishand rice, which we ate with chopsticks.After that several courses of native dishes,the material of which were to us unknown,but as they were savory and our ride hadgiven a sharp appetite, we asked no ques-tions. I am sure no bill of fare at Del-monicoa, or any other restaurant in Eu-rope or America includes them. We wereawaited upon by very pretty attendants,(according to Japanese style of beauty,) andhere we noticed the original Grecianbend, the gracaful wave called by Hogarththe line of beauty. The wide tcarfsaround their waists were tied in very largeknots behind, and represented the fashion-able panniers. As they stooped verylow in handing us the various dishes, wecould readily understand how her Parisiansisters copied this posture from the Japan-ese Moosmies who waited on the visitersat the Sea house erected at the Exposi-tion Universe lie in 1867.
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55 The difference between the Moosmieand the Parisicnne is, that what the latterattains by much study and practice, theformer grows into naturally, from polite-ness inculcated from the earliest childhood. Our ride back was by an entirely differentroute, and our Betto;> several times lostthe way. The country people were verykind in directing us, and in several casesinsisted upon going along quite a distance toshow the road. Just before reaching townwe met a funeral procession, headed bypriest?, and a band of musicians playingupon samisens, a sort of banjo, and smalldrums, or torn toms. White is the color ofmourning in both Japan and China. Thecofhns are large earthen jars, the Japanesebeing buried as he lives, with his heelstucked under him, in a sitting posture.This has the advantage of saving space incemeteries, which is increased by burningthe bodies of the poorer classes, and buryingthe ashes in still smaller jars. Their funer-als are always at sunset, and they have astiange sup

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