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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY. 



children. His "stock in trade" consists of dried reeds and a 

 quantity of midzu ame, a sort of malt paste. Some of the ame 



THE MIDZI:-AME ARTIST. An amuser of children, seen in every Japanese city. 



is put on the end of a reed, and is molded or blown into some 

 fantastic shape by the vender. The young customers dictate as to 



