. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 . t than the finest tissue-paper, but always wonderfully tough. As it is pre-pared from the bark of the mulberry-tree, this is notto be wondered at. The younger branches furnishthe whitest paper. The process consists in boilingdown the bark and straining it through a sieve,when it is mixed with rice, and the water is gradu-ally drawn off. The pap-like substance is then spreadcarefully out into sheets, pressed between boards, andlaid out in the sun to harden and dry. It is impos-sible to tear this paper ag
. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 . t than the finest tissue-paper, but always wonderfully tough. As it is pre-pared from the bark of the mulberry-tree, this is notto be wondered at. The younger branches furnishthe whitest paper. The process consists in boilingdown the bark and straining it through a sieve,when it is mixed with rice, and the water is gradu-ally drawn off. The pap-like substance is then spreadcarefully out into sheets, pressed between boards, andlaid out in the sun to harden and dry. It is impos-sible to tear this paper against the grain ; thin stripsof it torn in the opposite direction, and rolled up,make tough and convenient pieces of string. The more we saw of this singular and attractivepeople, the more we felt that though we on our side 186 INGENUITY OF THE JAPANESE. had much to exhibit which astonished and delightedthem, we were the greatest gainers, for the investi-gation of their manufactures and appliances, at onceso original and ingenious, proved a never-failingsource of interest and Japuuesc Aitist (fiom a native drawing.) CHAPTER IX. A JAPANESE FUNERAL MODE OF DRESSING LADIES HAIR EXCEL-LENCE OF JAPANESE STEEL CARVINGS IN IVORY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS JAPANESE AVAR-FANS AN EXPEDITION INTO THE COUNTRY A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL ELABORATE TATOOING THE LOGOS RIVER THE TEMPLE OF DAI CHEENARA THE IN-TERIOR OF THE TEMPLE A SINGULAR POSTSCRIPT SUMPTUARY LAWS SINAGAWA TAXATION IN JAPAN THE CHARACTER OF THE LEGISLATION JAPANESE MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN RESULTS OF OUR EXPERIENCE JAPANESE LOVE OF PLEASURE EFFECT OF CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS. For the two or three clays following our excursion toHojee, our time was fully occupied with the Commis-sioners. Some of our guests, however, were enabledto employ themselves agreeably and profitably inriding about the towni. Not far from our residencewas a most tempting-looking temple, entered by amassive gateway at the end of an avenue which ledto the base o
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