( 3a) 
bably, however, the Tea harveft is nearly at the fame periods, 
as the natives have frequent intercourfe, and their commercial 
concerns with each other are very .extenfive '. 
* Du Halde, Vol. II.-p. 300. Kampfer-obferves, in his Hiftory.of Japan, that the 
trade between thefe nations has continued from remoteft antiquity; formerly the 
Chinefe had'a much more general sintercourfe with the Japanefe than they have at 
prefent ; the affinity in'the-religion, .cuftoms, ‘books, learned languages, arts -and 
{ciences of the Chinefe with the latter, procured them a free toleration in Japan. 
Hiftory of Japan, Vol. I. p. 374. 
