. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 . , 156 Indigo, 252 Ink, India, 7 Joss-sticks, 5 Laka-wood, 13 Lamp-wicks, 10 Liquorice, 771 Medicines, 2,748 Mangrove bark, ...1,914 Matting, 2,058 Nankeen towels, 200 Nutmegs, 19 Orange peel, 3 Paper, 142 Pepper, black, 120 Putchuck, 66 Rattans, 1,706 Redwood, 720 Red and yellow lead, 90 Rhinoceros horns, 3 Rhubarb, 425 Sandalwood, 137 Sapanwood, 2,076 Seaweed, 70 Shark-skins, 53 Sheep-skins, 4,272 Silk piece goods, 14 Sugar, 10,507 ,, candy, 1,257 Sticklac, 30 Straw shoes, 586 Tortoise-shell, 5 Tinfoil
. Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's mission to China and Japan in the years 1857, '58, '59 . , 156 Indigo, 252 Ink, India, 7 Joss-sticks, 5 Laka-wood, 13 Lamp-wicks, 10 Liquorice, 771 Medicines, 2,748 Mangrove bark, ...1,914 Matting, 2,058 Nankeen towels, 200 Nutmegs, 19 Orange peel, 3 Paper, 142 Pepper, black, 120 Putchuck, 66 Rattans, 1,706 Redwood, 720 Red and yellow lead, 90 Rhinoceros horns, 3 Rhubarb, 425 Sandalwood, 137 Sapanwood, 2,076 Seaweed, 70 Shark-skins, 53 Sheep-skins, 4,272 Silk piece goods, 14 Sugar, 10,507 ,, candy, 1,257 Sticklac, 30 Straw shoes, 586 Tortoise-shell, 5 Tinfoil, 4 Turmeric, 388 Vermilion, 135 Woodware, 2 Leather cushions, ...183 Liquorice, 771 Lucraban seed, 487 pieces, peculs. 20-100 68-100 — bundles. pieces. peculs. pieces,peculs. pairs,peculs. pieces,peculs. APPENDIX. 493 i Pi Ml fiJ iliijiii^ifiii !« IIPIf l^llim 4 4 444%4444444 4 4 4 4 4 ! i ii 1^ t411 in I iP 1ii i t4 ii I I 4^1 4 h to iiiilgil i i § g i ji i§ I225SSSSS o to « 21 !1 111 t ^^,CO^O; O ;^ ^, CO .il t I - I 4i !Si s 4 It4. fl VOL. II. 2 H 494 APPENDIX. No. IV. NOTE ON PROSTITUTION. Though the social evil is never an agreeable subjectto treat of, it enters into the manners and customs of thepeople in a manner so singular, and at the same time soprominent, that no account of Japan would be completewithout some allusion to it. The same order which governsall the other institutions of the country is applied to thisone. There is nothing slovenly in the mode of administra-tion here. Vice itself is systematised. Thus courtesans aredivided into four classes, and are held in various degrees ofestimation according to their rank in the social scale. Twodistinct quarters of this vast city of Yedo are set apart forj)urposes of debauchery. The eastern suburb, which seemsto be frequented by the middle and lower classes, containspersons of the second and third class, and is simply a denof infamy where the poor creatures flaunt a
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