Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 238
try with Japan in this respect, wherein the latter country every village and every town, and in thecity nearly every square, possess public baths where for theprice of a cent or two one may find conveniences for a hot bath;while in our country public baths are only found in the largercities, and… … Fig. 180. — Batu-tub wjtu Side Oven. Among the masses of our people a Saturday-night wash may ormay not be enforced; when it is, this performance usually takesplace in the kitchen, with hot water furnished from the kettle.But in Japan nearly every houseamong the higher and middleclasses possesses…
Architecture, Japanese
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