MALAY OR BROWN PEOPLE.

always clean. They bathe in tubs of very hot
water, just before going to sleep in thick quilts
that are laid on the floor. They often have two
cr three baths a day. ;

The people of Japan are eager to learn, and
they have
‘very good
schools.

They
build
great
temples
in the
midst of
beautiful
gardens,
for they
are very
fond of
flowers.

Shall
we follow
the girls
and boys
to one of
the tem-
ples on a
holiday
or festival day? They leave their
little shoes or clogs at the door,
enter the temple and stand clap-
ping their hands: softly. This is the way they
offer their childish prayers. Then they go out
and play in the gardens.

Before we return home let us spend a few days
in China.

As we enter one of the great rivers of China
we see many houses built on boats. On the
decks there are small gardens, and also coops
for chickens.

The babies on these boats are tied at the ends
of long cords, and the little girls and boys have
light gourds or pieces of hollow bamboo tied upon
their shoulders. These are to keep them from’
sinking, when they fall into the water.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

A Malay Girl.

   

A Malay Home.

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The people of China are yellow and their eyes
are set aslant. Some day we shall learn more
about the house boats and the. large cities of
this land.

To what grand division does Japan belong? (See map
on page 111.) What ocean is east of Japan?
Tell all you can about the clothing of the people of
Japan. :

What could you see in a Japanese house, that you cannot
see in your own home?

Name some animals that are found in Japan.
some plants that grow there.

What is done in the workshops of a apan ?

Name some of the sports of Japanese girls and boys.

Name

88. Malay or Brown People.

Perhaps you think that
this is a little negro girl,
but she is not. Her skin
is light brown, and her
hair is long and straight.
Can you tell why her eyes

   

 

 

  

do not look like
your own?

This is the
brother of the
little girl. Do
you not think
that his eyes are
full of fun?

These little
people live on the
island of Java, southeast of Asia. Java is a land
of fruit and flowers. It is so beautiful that people
often. call it the “Pearl of the East.” Should
you like to visit the home of the brown people?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Malay Boy.