Japan and the Japanese illustrated . A GOD of 270 LIFE IN JAPAN. has one or two liatli-rooms reserved for domestic use; and there is no small citizensdwelling without some little room where a bath, with its heating apparatus, may befound. AVhen the bath is ready, the entire family profit ]:)y it in succession ; first thefather, then the mother, then the children and all the household servants niK i: OK IKINCK SATSIUSIA AT VKDDO. Nevertheless, the common l)ath is rarely used, because the expense of the fuel whichit would involve would l)e much greater than the exp
Japan and the Japanese illustrated . A GOD of 270 LIFE IN JAPAN. has one or two liatli-rooms reserved for domestic use; and there is no small citizensdwelling without some little room where a bath, with its heating apparatus, may befound. AVhen the bath is ready, the entire family profit ]:)y it in succession ; first thefather, then the mother, then the children and all the household servants niK i: OK IKINCK SATSIUSIA AT VKDDO. Nevertheless, the common l)ath is rarely used, because the expense of the fuel whichit would involve would l)e much greater than the expense of a family subsLiijitio]!to the public baths. Accorduigly the majority of the population regularly use tlielatter. They are to be found in every street of a certain importance, and ever\\vheiethey are so crowded, especially during the two last hours of the day, that it has necessary Lo allow the Ixithers to liathe in commuiiitv. There are jfenerallv two BATHS. 271 reservoirs, separated by a low iron or wooden bridge, and sufficient!) spacious toreceive from twelve to twenty bathers at a time. The women and cliildren collecton one side, and the men on the other; but without prejudice to the leadingprinciple tliat every new Comer shall install himself where he finds a place, no matterwho may 1)C the previous occupant. The proprietor squats upon a platform, fromwhich he can observe the p
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