[133] See “The Soul of the Far East,” pp. 78-109.
[134] Translation by Prof. Clay MacCauley, Transactions Asiatic Society of Japan, vol. xxvii.
[135] From Chamberlain’s “Things Japanese.”
[136] It is, however, only fair to state that Joseph Heco, who was probably the first naturalized Japanese citizen of the United States, claims the same honor for his “Kaigai Shimbun,” published in 1864 to give a summary of foreign news. See his “Narrative of a Japanese,” vol. ii. pp. 53, 59.
[137] See also Norman’s “Real Japan,” chap. ii.
[138] Reprinted, by permission, from “The Dial,” Chicago.
[139] Reprinted, by permission, from “The Dial,” Chicago.
[140] Reprinted, by permission, from “The Dial,” Chicago.
[141] Or “Practical Introduction to the Study of Japanese Writing.”
[142] Noss’s Lange’s “Text-book of Colloquial Japanese” (1908) is very valuable.