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Theyareamostcourteouspeopleamongeachother。Thesalutationsarefrequent——onenteringahouse，onleavingit，onmeetingontheroad，onreceivinganythingfromthehandofanother，andonreceivingakindorcomplimentaryspeech。Theydonotmakeanyacknowledgmentsofthiskindtothewomen，however。Thecommonsalutationconsistsinextendingthehandsandwavingtheminwards，onceoroftener，andstrokingthebeard；theformaloneinraisingthehandswithaninwardcurvetotheleveloftheheadtwoorthreetimes，loweringthem，andrubbingthemtogether；theceremonyconcludingwithstrokingthebeardseveraltimes。Thelatterandmoreformalmodeofsalutationisofferedtothechief，andbytheyoungtotheoldmen。Thewomenhaveno“manners！“
Theyhaveno“medicinemen，“and，thoughtheyareawareoftheexistenceofhealingherbs，theydonotknowtheirspecialvirtuesorthemannerofusingthem。Driedandpoundedbear’sliveristheirspecific，andtheyplacemuchrelianceonitincolicandotherpains。Theyareahealthyrace。Inthisvillageof300
souls，therearenochronicallyailingpeople；nothingbutonecaseofbronchitis，andsomecutaneousmaladiesamongchildren。NeitheristhereanycaseofdeformityinthisandfiveotherlargevillageswhichIhavevisited，exceptthatofagirl，whohasonelegslightlyshorterthantheother。
Theyfermentakindofintoxicatingliquorfromtherootofatree，andalsofromtheirownmilletandJapaneserice，butJapanesesakeistheonethingthattheycareabout。Theyspendalltheirgainsuponit，anddrinkitinenormousquantities。Itrepresentstothemallthegoodofwhichtheyknow，orcanconceive。Beastlyintoxicationisthehighesthappinesstowhichthesepoorsavagesaspire，andtheconditionissanctifiedtothemunderthefictionof“drinkingtothegods。“Menandwomenalikeindulgeinthisvice。Afew，however，likePipichari，abstainfromittotally，takingthebowlintheirhands，makingthelibationstothegods，andthenpassingiton。IaskedPipichariwhyhedidnottakesake，andherepliedwithatruthfulterseness，“Becauseitmakesmenlikedogs。“
Exceptthechief，whohastwohorses，theyhavenodomesticanimalsexceptverylarge，yellowdogs，whichareusedinhunting，butareneveradmittedwithinthehouses。
Thehabitsofthepeople，thoughbynomeansdestituteofdecencyandpropriety，arenotcleanly。Thewomenbathetheirhandsonceaday，butanyotherwashingisunknown。Theyneverwashtheirclothes，andwearthesamebydayandnight。Iamafraidtospeculateontheconditionoftheirwealthofcoal-blackhair。
Theymaybesaidtobeverydirty——asdirtyfullyasmassesofourpeopleathome。Theirhousesswarmwithfleas，buttheyarenotworseinthisrespectthantheJapaneseyadoyas。Themountainvillageshave，however，theappearanceofextremecleanliness，beingdevoidoflitter，heaps，puddles，anduntidinessofallkinds，andtherearenounpleasantodoursinsideoroutsidethehouses，astheyarewellventilatedandsmoked，andthesaltfishandmeatarekeptinthegodowns。Thehairandbeardsoftheoldmen，insteadofbeingsnowyastheyoughttobe，areyellowfromsmokeanddirt。
Theyhavenomodeofcomputingtime，anddonotknowtheirownages。Tothemthepastisdead，yet，likeotherconqueredanddespisedraces，theyclingtotheideathatinsomefar-offagetheywereagreatnation。Theyhavenotraditionsofinternecinestrife，andtheartofwarseemstohavebeenlostlongago。I
askedBenriaboutthismatter，andhesaysthatformerlyAinosfoughtwithspearsandknivesaswellaswithbowsandarrows，butthatYoshitsune，theirherogod，forbadewarforever，andsincethenthetwo-edgedspear，withashaftninefeetlong，hasonlybeenusedinhuntingbears。
TheJapaneseGovernment，o
