Instead of polished rice, the basis of his diet, because it has been scientifically' established that polished vice is not as nutritious and jin order to set an example to his subjects. For some time, dieticians here have been preaching of the dangers inherent in polished rice, but with little effect, for most Ji }panese esteem the polished grain and refuse to eat it in any other form, Physicians and scientists have conclusively established that the unusual prevalence of malnutrition diseases here, such as beri-beri and intestinal disorders, is directly due to eating rice from which all but the white kernel has been rubbed away, The Emperor, who is an enthusiastic amateur scientist and has a laboratory fitted up in the ial Palace grounds, where he his hobby, takes a Jgenuine interest in the propaganda Jof the Health Department for better national physique through the use Jof unpolished or half-polished rice, Jwhich bears much the same relation to the polished paddy grain as whole [wheat bears to white flour, Promotion for Emperot Brothers Promotion in the services they have chosen to follow will shortly be conferred on two of the Emperor's brothers—Prinee Chichibu, who is connected with the Army, Jand Prince Takamatsu, who be-Hiongs to the Navy. Although Prince IChichibu is Heir Apparent to the Throne, he is only a First Lieutes Jant inthe Army and has held his! present lowly position for more than four years. On several occasions was offered promotion, but he refused to permit his birth to inter-fore with the service regulations Jand insisted that he would' not Jaccept any promotion out of his regular turn. Incidentally, Prince Chichibu has been connected all the Guard regiments—also at his own request, and only recently he entered the Army Staff College in Tokyo. When the annual Japan today is not a united country in so far as her political Philosophies are concerned. In other words, in. the field of polities, a three-cornered fight is on between the Conservative Nationalists, the Progressive Liberals and the Radical Socialists. Representative Government in Japan, in the Western sense of the term, has never existed, de-Spite the external trappings of Western democracy, such as the Qs; and the Government of fe country is still conducted by the "balance and shiztiig of groups and the playing of one against the other, promotion list is announced shortly, Prince Chichibu will be promoted to the rank of captain Prince Takamatsu will be made a senior naval lieutenant in Decem-oer and is at present attached to the battle cruiser Haruna. He will marry, in the spring of next year, Princess Kikuko Tokugawa, a direct descendant of the Tokugawa [Shoguns who yuled Japan under a military, dictatorship for over 150 years. The honeymoon will consist lot a tour of Europe, Prince and Princess Takamatsu. proceeding first to England and returning the Fecent 4
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