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Nosokitoldmethathereliesmainlyontheapplicationofthemoxaandonacupunctureinthetreatmentofacutediseases，andinchronicmaladiesonfriction，medicinalbaths，certainanimalandvegetablemedicines，andcertainkindsoffood。Theuseofleechesandblistersisunknowntohim，andheregardsmineraldrugswithobvioussuspicion。Hehasheardofchloroform，buthasneverseenitused，andconsidersthatinmaternityitmustnecessarilybefataleithertomotherorchild。Heaskedme(andIhavetwicebeforebeenaskedthesamequestion)whetheritisnotbyitsusethatweendeavourtokeepdownourredundantpopulation！Hehasgreatfaithinginseng，andinrhinoceroshorn，andinthepowderedliverofsomeanimal，which，fromthedescription，Iunderstoodtobeatiger——allspecificsoftheChineseschoolofmedicines。Dr。
Nosokishowedmeasmallboxof“unicorn’s“horn，whichhesaidwasworthmorethanitsweightingold！Asmyarmimprovedcoincidentlywiththeapplicationofhislotion，Iamboundtogivehimthecreditofthecure。
Iinvitedhimtodinner，andtwotableswereproducedcoveredwithdifferentdishes，ofwhichheateheartily，showingmostsingulardexteritywithhischopsticksinremovingthefleshofsmall，bonyfish。Itispropertoshowappreciationofarepastbynoisygulpings，andmuchgurglinganddrawinginofthebreath。
Etiquetterigidlyprescribestheseperformances，whicharemostdistressingtoaEuropean，andmyguestnearlyupsetmygravitybythem。
Thehostandthekocho，orchiefmanofthevillage，paidmeaformalvisitintheevening，andIto，engrandetenue，exertedhimselfimmenselyontheoccasion。Theyweremuchsurprisedatmynotsmoking，andsupposedmetobeunderavow！TheyaskedmemanyquestionsaboutourcustomsandGovernment，butfrequentlyrevertedtotobacco。
TheEffectofaChicken——PoorFare——SlowTravelling——ObjectsofInterest——Kak’ke——TheFatalClose——AGreatFire——SecurityoftheKuras。
Veryearlyinthemorning，aftermylongtalkwiththeKochoofKanayama，Itowakenedmebysaying，“You’llbeableforalongday’sjourneyto-day，asyouhadachickenyesterday，“andunderthischicken’smarvellousinfluencewegotawayat6。45，onlytoverifytheproverb，“Themorehastetheworsespeed。“UnsolicitedbymetheKochosentroundthevillagetoforbidthepeoplefromassembling，soIgotawayinpeacewithapack-horseandonerunner。Itwasaterribleroad，withtwoseveremountain-passestocross，andInotonlyhadtowalknearlythewholeway，buttohelpthemanwiththekurumaupsomeofthesteepestplaces。HaltingattheexquisitelysituatedvillageofNosoki，wegotonehorse，andwalkedbyamountainroadalongthehead-watersoftheOmonotoInnai。IwishIcouldconveytoyouanyideaofthebeautyandwildnessofthatmountainroute，ofthesurprisesontheway，ofviews，oftheviolentdelugesofrainwhichturnedrivuletsintotorrents，andofthehardshipsanddifficultiesoftheday；thescantyfareofsun-driedricedoughandsouryellowrasps，andthedepthofthemirethroughwhichwewaded！WecrossedtheShioneandSakatsupasses，andintwelvehoursaccomplishedfifteenmiles！
Everywhereweweretoldthatweshouldnevergetthroughthecountrybythewaywearegoing。
Thewomenstillweartrousers，butwithalonggarmenttuckedintotheminsteadofashortone，andthemenwearacottoncombinationofbreastplateandapron，eitherwithoutanythingelse，orovertheirkimonos。ThedescenttoInnaiunderanavenueofcryptomeria，andthevillageitself，shutinwiththerushingOmono，areverybeautiful。
TheyadoyaatInnaiwasaremarkablycheerfulone，butmyroomwasentirelyfusumaandshoji，andpeoplewerepeepinginthewholetime。Itisnotonlyaforeignerandhisstrangewayswhichattractattentionintheseremotedistricts，but，inmycase，myindia-rubberbath，air-pillow，and，aboveall，mywhitemosquitonet。Theirnetsareallofaheavygreencanvas，andtheyadmireminesomuch，thatIcangivenomoreacceptablepresentonleavingthanapieceofittotwistinwiththehair。Thereweresixengineersinthenextroomwhoaresurveyingthepasses
