ABSTRACT
TheYosh,iwara,0-kagami,(tim!:k~)saysthatasthelife ofacourtesanisgenerallyspokenofas"thepainfulwm·ld" (Ku-gai'~-W-)itsreallypainfulnaturemaybewellimagined. Notonlydoesawomanwhohasfilllenintothisunhappy positionbecomeamereplaythingtogratifythelustsofimmoral men,butherfreedomissocurtailedbycircumstancesthatshe cannotevensleepandeatindependently,andthereforeoften hasherconstitutionruinedowingtoherirregularmodeof eatinganddrinking.Othersfallsickbyreasonofexcessive anxietyovermonetaryafthirs,andothersfallapreytoloathsomeand,perchance,virtuallyincurablediseases.
