unbeaten tracks in japan-第65部分

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None　believe　this　more　firmly　than　the　Ainos　themselves；　who　assert
that　he　taught　their　fathers　the　arts　of　civilisation；　with　letters
and　numbers；　and　gave　them　righteous　laws；　and　he　is　worshipped　by
many　of　them　under　a　name　which　signifies　Master　of　the　Law。　　I
have　been　told　by　old　men　in　Biratori；　Usu；　and　Lebunge；　that　a
later　Japanese　conqueror　carried　away　the　books　in　which　the　arts
were　written；　and　that　since　his　time　the　arts　themselves　have　been
lost；　and　the　Ainos　have　fallen　into　their　present　condition！　　On
asking　why　the　Ainos　do　not　make　vessels　of　iron　and　clay　as　well
as　knives　and　spears；　the　invariable　answer　is；　〃The　Japanese　took
away　the　books。〃

｛22｝　　The　duty　paid　by　junks　is　4s。　for　each　twenty…five　tons；　by
foreign　ships　of　foreign　shape　and　rig　2　pounds　for　each　100　tons；
and　by　steamers　3　pounds　for　each　100　tons。

｛23｝　　The　following　very　inaccurate　but　entertaining　account　of
this　expedition　was　given　by　the　Yomi…uri…Shimbun；　a　daily
newspaper　with　the　largest；　though　not　the　most　aristocratic；
circulation　in　Tokiyo；　being　taken　in　by　the　servants　and
tradespeople。　　It　is　a　literal　translation　made　by　Mr。　Chamberlain。
〃The　person　mentioned　in　our　yesterday's　issue　as　'an　English
subject　of　the　name　of　Bird'　is　a　lady　from　Scotland；　a　part　of
England。　　This　lady　spends　her　time　in　travelling；　leaving　this
year　the　two　American　continents　for　a　passing　visit　to　the
Sandwich　Islands；　and　landing　in　Japan　early　in　the　month　of　May。
She　has　toured　all　over　the　country；　and　even　made　a　five　months'
stay　in　the　Hokkaido；　investigating　the　local　customs　and
productions。　　Her　inspection　yesterday　of　the　cremation　ground　at
Kirigaya　is　believed　to　have　been　prompted　by　a　knowledge　of　the
advantages　of　this　method　of　disposing　of　the　dead；　and　a　desire　to
introduce　the　same　into　England（！）　　On　account　of　this　lady's　being
so　learned　as　to　have　published　a　quantity　of　books；　His　Excellency
the　Governor　was　pleased　to　see　her　yesterday；　and　to　show　her
great　civility；　sending　her　to　Kirigaya　in　his　own　carriage；　a　mark
of　attention　which　is　said　to　have　pleased　the　lady　much（！）〃





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