. Things seen in Japan . Stereo Copyrii^ht, imUfwooJi- (. Lo:rio>i >!- Xnu York PEASANTS ;iiiM. iM ■~iii:s IN iiii; \\ A. Country Life in Japan at the same time interesting and pretty,sights in Japan than a tea-field beingharvested. The wives and daughters of men of thepeasant class work exceptionally toil in the fields from morn till dewyeve, uncomplainingly, even cheerfully. Ifthey are working for others, instead of fortheir own kith and kin, they usually do soat a fractional wage, amounting to fromtwopence to threepence a day. And, strangeto say, such remuneration, so
. Things seen in Japan . Stereo Copyrii^ht, imUfwooJi- (. Lo:rio>i >!- Xnu York PEASANTS ;iiiM. iM ■~iii:s IN iiii; \\ A. Country Life in Japan at the same time interesting and pretty,sights in Japan than a tea-field beingharvested. The wives and daughters of men of thepeasant class work exceptionally toil in the fields from morn till dewyeve, uncomplainingly, even cheerfully. Ifthey are working for others, instead of fortheir own kith and kin, they usually do soat a fractional wage, amounting to fromtwopence to threepence a day. And, strangeto say, such remuneration, so frugal are theirhabits, permits them not only to live, butalso to save! The fresh air and sunlight give themgood appetites and scorch their skins toahnost a copper hue, but they are nevertroubled with ideas that hard work isderogatory, and that a life of labour is tobe deplored. There is no cart for even the prosperousi6s Country Life in Japan Japanese farmer to dri
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