Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

第53章

Kak’ke,byWilliamAnderson,F。R。C。S。TransactionsofEnglishAsiaticSocietyofJapan,January1878。

Ifailedtolearnwhattheliquorwaswhichwasdrunksofreely,butasnounseemlyeffectsfolloweditsuse,Ithinkitmusteitherhavebeenlightwine,orlightsake。

Iventuretopresentthisjournalletter,withafewomissions,justasitwaswritten,trustingthattheinterestwhichattachestoaboriginalracesandlittle-visitedregionswillcarrymyreadersthroughtheminutenessandmultiplicityofitsdetails。

Theuseofkeroseneinmattedwoodenhousesisanewcauseofconflagrations。Itisnotpossibletosayhowitoriginated,butjustbeforeChristmas1879afirebrokeoutinHakodate,whichinafewhoursdestroyed20streets,2500houses,theBritishConsulate,severalpublicbuildings,thenewnativeChristianchurch,andthechurchMissionHouse,leaving11,000peoplehomeless。

IwentoverthemwiththeAinosofaremotevillageonVolcanoBay,andfoundthedifferencesinpronunciationveryslight,exceptthatthedefinitenessofthesoundwhichIhaverepresentedbyTschwasmorestronglymarked。IafterwardswentoverthemwithMr。Dening,andwithMr。VonSieboldatTokiyo,whohavemadealargercollectionofwordsthanIhave,anditissatisfactorytofindthatwehaverepresentedthewordsinthemainbythesameletters,withthesingleexceptionthatusuallythesoundrepresentedbythembytheletterschIhavegivenasTsch,andIventuretothinkthatisthemostcorrectrendering。

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