GLIMPSES OF JAPAN 991 
A PEASANT CARRYING BARK 
The woman in this picture seemed to us especially deserving of pity because the weight of the load looked so 
out of proportion to the little body supporting it. 
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WOMEN CARRYING WOOD ON KOYOSAN MOUNTAIN 
Horses are almost unknown in the mountainous parts of Japan, and the roads are not adapted to wheeled vehicles, so 
everything has to be carried on the backs of the people. 
