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[[black underline]] Sept 13 [[/black underline]] (Sunday) Cool pleasant weather. I have put on for first time since my arrival in Japan, a somewhat heavier summer coat. [[strikethrough]] Ducks [[/strikethrough]] White cotton and [[insert]] light [[/insert]] pongee suits have until now be the most comfortable to wear. This morning, I saw that coarse faced, ill-shaven belgian priest sitting on his knees before a little table in the music room; saying his prayers in company of the three catholic nuns, another catholic priest (austrian?) and one passenger. On the table were placed some little candles of different sizes. some holy little cheap lithographs, representing saints and an oil-and vinegar outfit, borrowed from the dining room in
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which was the wine with which he was officiating the mass. [[red underline]] Nothing very different from the Shinto rites and Buddhist ceremonies which looked so childish. - And this is what people call religion. [[/red underline]]
This morning read some more Philadelphia papers almost a month old but which make very interesting reading because they have detailed correspondence about the facts connected with the war.
Yesterday I finished reading [[red underline]] "Anticipations" [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] by H.C. Wells specially interested [[strikethrough]] bel [[/strikethrough]] because some of [[red underline]] his predictions relate directly to the war now going [[/red underline]] on.  
[[black underline]] Sept. 14.. [[/black underline]]  Cooler weather.  Commenced
packing.
This evening a wireless message announcing that [[red underline]] Kronprinz of Germany, his brother [[/red underline]]
[[note inserted below "Sept."]] 1914 [[/note]]