CHAPTER XXVIII

_BARBARIANS_

The state of Wu--First Chinese princely emigrants adopted

barbarian usages--The Jungle country and Wu--Wu's way of doing the

hair and Wu's confession of barbarism--Federal China uses Wu

against Ts'u--Wu the same language and manners as Yueh--Native Wu

words--Wu's ignorance of war--Wu's early isolation--Ts'i enters

into marriage relations with Wu--Mencius objects retrospectively--

Wu ruling caste--The Wu language--Succession laws of Wu--A Wu

prince's views on the soul--Confucius' views on ghosts--Ki-chah's

intimacy with orthodox statesmen--Rumours of Early Japan--Japan

and Wu tattooing customs alike--Japanese traditions of a

connection with Wu--Dangers of etymological guess-work--Doubts

about racial matters in Wu--Small value of Japanese history and

tradition--General conclusions.

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