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butthebathersweretoopolitetotakeanynoticeofmymostunwillingintrusion，andthekuruma-runnertookmeinwithouttheslightestsenseofimproprietyinsodoing。Inoticedthatformalpolitenessprevailedinthebath-houseaselsewhere，andthatdippersandtowelswerehandedfromonetoanotherwithprofoundbows。Thepublicbath-houseissaidtobetheplaceinwhichpublicopinionisformed，asitiswithusinclubsandpublic-
houses，andthatthepresenceofwomenpreventsanydangerousorseditiousconsequences；buttheGovernmentisdoingitsbesttopreventpromiscuousbathing；and，thoughthereformmaytravelslowlyintotheseremoteregions，itwilldoubtlessarrivesoonerorlater。Thepublicbath-houseisoneofthefeaturesofJapan。
AHardDay’sJourney——AnOverturn——NearingtheOcean——JoyfulExcitement——UniversalGreyness——InopportunePolicemen——AStormyVoyage——AWildWelcome——AWindyLanding——TheJourney’sEnd。
ThejourneyfromKuroishitoAomori，thoughonly22。5miles，wasatremendousone，owingtothestateoftheroads；formorerainhadfallen，andthepassageofhundredsofpack-horsesheavilyloadedwithsalt-fishhadturnedthetracksintoquagmires。AttheendofthefirststagetheTransportOfficedeclinedtofurnishakuruma，owingtothestateoftheroads；but，asIwasnotwellenoughtoridefarther，Ibribedtwomenforaverymoderatesumtotakemetothecoast；andbyaccommodatingeachotherwegotontolerably，thoughIhadtowalkupallthehillsanddownmany，togetoutateveryplacewherealittlebridgehadbeencarriedaway，thatthekurumamightbeliftedoverthegap，andoftentowalkfor200
yardsatatime，becauseitsankuptoitsaxlesinthequagmire。
InspiteofallprecautionsIwasupsetintoamuddyditch，withthekurumaonthetopofme；but，asmyair-pillowfortunatelyfellbetweenthewheelandme，Iescapedwithnothingworsethanhavingmyclothessoakedwithwaterandmud，which，asIhadtokeepthemonallnight，mighthavegivenmecold，butdidnot。Wemetstringsofpack-horsesthewholeway，carryingsalt-fish，whichistakenthroughouttheinterior。
Themountain-ridge，whichrunsthroughouttheMainIsland，becomesdepressedintheprovinceofNambu，butrisesagainintogrand，abrupthillsatAomoriBay。BetweenKuroishiandAomori，however，itisbrokenupintolowranges，scantilywooded，mainlywithpine，scruboak，andthedwarfbamboo。TheSesamumignosco，ofwhichtheincense-sticksaremade，coverssomehillstotheexclusionofallelse。Ricegrowsinthevalleys，butthereisnotmuchcultivation，andthecountrylooksrough，cold，andhyperborean。
Thefarminghamletsgrewworseandworse，withhousesmaderoughlyofmud，withholesscratchedinthesideforlighttogetin，orforsmoketogetout，andthewallsofsomewereonlygreatpiecesofbarkandbundlesofstrawtiedtothepostswithstrawropes。
Theroofswereuntidy，butthiswasoftenconcealedbytheprofusegrowthofthewater-melonswhichtrailedoverthem。Thepeoplewereverydirty，buttherewasnoappearanceofspecialpoverty，andagooddealofmoneymustbemadeonthehorsesandmagorequiredforthetransitoffishfromYezo，andforricetoit。
AtNamiokaoccurredthelastoftheverynumerousridgeswehavecrossedsinceleavingNikkoatapointcalledTsugarusaka，andfromitlookedoveraruggedcountryuponadark-greysea，nearlylandlockedbypine-clothedhills，
