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their bodies in a succession of warm robes, but succeeded indiiferently, as they were constantly 

 complaining of the severity of the weather. 



It is by the charcoal fires in the centre of the sitting apartment where the water for tea is 

 boiled, the saki heated, and sundry small dishes cooked ; but in the larger establishments there 

 is a kitchen besides, where the family cooking is got iip. These are generally provided with a 

 stove, like an ordinary French cooking apparatus, in which wood is often burned, but this is an 

 article they are very economical in using. 



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Japanese Kitcheo, Hakoda^li. 



Connected with most of the dwellings in Hakodadi there *is a yard in which there are out- 

 houses used for kitchens or stables. There is also frequently a garden where vegetables in 

 small quantities are raised, flowers cultivated, and shade-trees and ornamental shrubs planted. 

 Some of the leading men of the place have handsome residences upon elevated situations, a little 

 back of the town. Their houses are of the ordinary construction, but much larger in dimen- 

 sions. The superior wealth and luxurious tastes of their proprietors are shown chiefly in the 

 handsome gardens and pleasure grounds. These are tastefully planted with fruit and shade 

 trees, and bounded with green hedges, while beds of variegated flowers contrast their bright 

 hues with the green verdure of the foliage and the lawns of grass. There seems, in the high 

 fences which guard from the eyes of the passer by the siglit of tliese luxurious delights, a 

 desire for that privacy which betokens a love of retirement and a fastidious appreciation of the 

 reserved comforts of home. 



As in Simoda, there are large fire-proof warehouses, used for the storage of valuable goods. 

 They are built with a great deal more care than the ordinary shops and other buildings, and 

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