The sermon was bad enough, but the appendix was abominable.--MR.
BOWDLER.

THE INCOME OF A MINISTER OF STATE FROM THE LAND[I]. The speaker began
by inheriting 3 _cho_ (7-1/2 acres). He farmed a _cho_ of rice field
and about a third of a _cho_ of dry land. With rent from the part he
let, with gains from the part he farmed and with interest on 2,000 yen
spare capital, he had at end of the year a balance of 370 yen. With
the money gained from year to year more and more land was bought. At
the time of his talk with me he owned 8 _cho_. His net income, after
deducting cost of living, was 1,200 yen (including 500 yen from the
land that was let). In the future, when he farmed 7 _cho_ (15-1/2
acres), he believed that his balance would be 4,500 yen, which is the
salary of a Governor! Or was, until the rise in prices when Governors'
salaries were raised about another 1,000 yen, with an additional
allowance of from 600 to 400 yen in the case of some prefectures. See
also Appendix III.

"GETA" [II]. The _geta_ is a flat piece of hard wood, about the length
of the foot but a little wider, with two stumpy pieces fastened
transversely below it. The foot maintains an uncertain and, in the
case of a novice whose big toe has not been accustomed to separation
from its fellows, a painful hold by means of a toe strap of thick rope
or cotton. To persons unused from childhood to the special toe grip
and scuffle of the _geta_, it seems odd to associate with this
difficult clattering footgear the idea of "luxury." But no pains are
spared by the _geta_ makers in choosing fine woods and pretty cords.

BUDGETS OF LARGE PROPERTY OWNERS [III]. Two landlords, A and B, kindly
allowed me to look into their budgets:

A
yen
80 _cho_ of rural land 320,000
20 _cho_ of rural land 60,000
20,000 _tsubo_ of city land 130,000
Negotiable instruments 150,000
Dwelling and furniture 150,000
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Total property 810,000
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EXPENDITURE OF PAST YEAR

yen
House 2,100
Food and drink 1,350
Clothing 1,000
Social intercourse 1,500
Public benefit 800
Miscellaneous 1,000
Taxes 5,000
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