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by their smiling parents.
In the stern of the ship in the chinese steerage, a repair table and [[strikethrough]] smit smithe [[/strikethrough]] forge is established in the open air. It is an America up to date forge run with centrifugal blower as common in the U.S. One japanese is industriously filing away at a knife which he has forged. Among Chinese is a tall Hindu or East-Indian 
[[insertion]] (Shik) [[/insertion]] in American gray suit but large white Turban  Has a long black grayish beard and has some pock marks on his nose. Looks stern and solem and does not seem to fraternize with the Chinese His face undoubtedly looks more like that of a jewish european. The japanese begin to put themselves more and more in comfort. Most sit on their hind legs. and [[strikethrough]] wer [[/strikethrough]] are now
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barefooted and wear straw sandals with a cross band which passes between their big toe and next  When it was colder they wore stockings with top, divided [[strikethrough]] into one toe [[/strikethrough]] at big toe. They play cards at a [[special?]] cards marked with every kind of flowers. Japanese as well as chinese sit down on their straw mats on which they cross their legs while playing or resting. Several of them have donned some kind of simple Kimona, looks like a bath-robe. and several are now barelegged. by and by [[strikethrough]] casting away [[/strikethrough]] ceasing to wear their american store-made suits and american shoes with which they came aboard.
The first class Japanese are all dressed faultlessly in American style and play the usual games shuffle-board quoits etc. aboard. They