Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 148, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1919 — Different In Japan. [ARTICLE]

Different In Japan.

The list of things done differently in Japan is said to be a long one by those competent to speak from contact with the Japanese. Here are a few taken at random.' to show that the difference is real: Japanese ladies sit with their hands folded, palm upward : every lady shaves. Eddies never brush their,hair, they only comb it. It Is polite to make a noise with the mouth when eating certain food. Ladies, however, seldom do so, as they are supposed to suppress their feelings. A bride calls on her neighbors and friends, instead of her neighbors and friends calling on her. Where we speak of a thimbleful the Japanese speak of a "sparrow’s tear.” Number three is always lucky, except in “tukuwan” (pickled radish). To offer a person three pieces would be rude. We *peak of putting a thing on the fire to cook. The Japanese speak of putting fire through it. A man never wishes his vise "good morning” first. She greets him and he replies. A woman never speaks of her husband as such; she speaks of "the house." — Brooklyn Eagle.