"Jinriksha"
These carriages were of a most singular construction and propelled by manpower.
They are known as "jinrikshas" and are the most luxurious conveyance known here,
save a a very few clumsy wagons of English build or born in Japan of English parentage.
Even these appear to be a late introduction ...
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 "Cango"
... the old conveyance of the Japanese having been the
"Cango". I enclose sketches of both
(August 1871 - first page of journals) |

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"Making Candles"
"A workman seated in front of an earthen bowl of the fat, which is heated
enough to make it soft and sticky, takes one of the sticks with a wick on it with his
right hand and with the left gives it a coat of fat, sets it one side to harden and
repeats the operation till the candle has attained the desired size."
(October 13th 1871) |