The Canal-side at Niigata—Awful Loneliness—Courtesy—Dr. Palm’s Tandem —A Noisy Matsuri—A Jolting Journey— The Mountain Villages—Winter Dismalness—An Out-of-the-world Hamlet—Crowded Dwellings—Riding a Cow—“Drunk and Disorderly”—An Enforced Rest—Local Discouragements—Heavy Loads—Absence of Beggary—Slow Travelling.

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The Canal-side at Niigata—Awful Loneliness—Courtesy—Dr. Palm’s Tandem —A Noisy Matsuri—A Jolting Journey— The Mountain Villages—Winter Dismalness—An Out-of-the-world Hamlet—Crowded Dwellings—Riding a Cow—“Drunk and Disorderly”—An Enforced Rest—Local Discouragements—Heavy Loads—Absence of Beggary—Slow Travelling.