The Days of a Man 



bad form to steal by day. Thieves work at night to 

 some extent, but then it is your own fault if you leave 

 the shoji or screen open after dark, and one who 

 does so may be himself punished for misdemeanor. 



In Nagoya, a handsome city of growing impor- 

 tance, I gave talks in two schools - - the principal of 

 one of which, Mr. Kingsbury from California, set 

 his boys to fishing for me - - besides an evening ad- 

 dress at a meeting called by the Peace Society. The 

 luncheon tendered by Mr. Ito in his department store 

 was an interesting affair, enlivened by skillful 

 geisha dancing, a specialty of the town. Ito is a pro- 

 gressive young man who had recently visited Amer- 

 ica with Baron Shibusawa and made a study of our 

 department-store system. His establishment was, I 

 believe, the first of its kind in Japan. The very 

 friendly dinner preceding my formal lecture at night 

 was given under the direction of the mayor, Saka- 

 moto, and attended by leading citizens. 



Between times I visited the splendid ancient castle 

 above the town, with its five-storied :< flounced " 

 donjon and many beautifully decorated apartments. 

 I was also taken to the great Buddhist temple, 

 Higashi Hongwanji, which, like the castle, is reck- 

 oned among the wonders of Japan. 



In the town I found a former Stanford student, 

 Nohichiro Saito, occupying a unique scientific posi- 

 tion, that of "city economist." Already the high cost 

 of living due to excessive taxation and inflated cur- 

 rency was making itself felt among the common 

 people. Before I left, a journalist came up from 

 Osaka, 120 miles distant, to ask why in my opinion 

 the farmers could no longer afford to eat their own 

 rice, but must sell it to the rich and buy for them- 



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