Mattocks, see Paddies; 97, 285, 385;
  Wealth and 136

Meadow 409

Meals 34, 323

Meanness punished 266

Meat 130, 133, 346, 348, 349, 350, 356-7, 368, 379, 380, 406;
  and Good Temper 268

Mechanical power 370, 412

Medals 123

Medicine 248, 268, 374, 379, 380

Meetings, see Public meetings; 63, 238, 254

Meiji, Emperor, 39, 142

Melbourne 167

Melons 146, 150

Memoirs of the Queen’s First Prime Minister 170

Memorial stones 41, 51-2, 67, 311;
  Services 271;
  Days 50

Mental attitude 254;
  nimbleness 17

Mercantile Marine 332;
  Farmer and ix

Mercenary spirit 2, 12

Merciful universe 323;
  “Mercy of the sun” 321

Meredith 90, 182, 219, 226, 235

Merits 25

Mesopotamia 371

Metal 126;
  Mines story xi

Metaphysical, Not, 258

Metayer system 45, 207

Methodist 141

Mice and bamboo 108

Middle Ages 84, 317

Middle School boys 151, 255, 284, 404

Middle men 38

Midwives 123, 241, 264, 282, 399

Migration 264, 364

Mikawa 84

Militarism 104, 233, 240, 328, 360;
  Military service, see Conscription, 220;
  Training 151, 282, 285

Milk, see Hokkaido; 110, 116, 128, 130, 150 (2), 235, 264,
  345, 347-349, 381 (2);
  Foster mother 311

Millet, see Hokkaido 103, 131, 195-6 (2), 213, 219, 227, 264,
  383, 389, 409, 411

Mimetic skill, 192

Minds, 27, 151, 226

Minerals, see also Hokkaido; 284, 396

Ming 106

Ministers and Ministries of Agriculture 24, 378, 385, 390, 397, 403,
  411;
  of Health and Education (British) 371;
  of Finance 414;
  of Railways 403;
  of State, Income of, 373;
  Ministers, ex- 241

Mirror 178

Mirin 396

Misapprehensions, International, 363

Miser 59

Misfortune 187, 201;
  and Religion, 63

Miso 6, 81, 123, 151, 191-2, 196, 321, 349 (2), 350

Missionaries 7, 59, 143, 197

Mitsubishi, see Labour

Mitsumata 401

“Mixing in the heart” 135

Miyagi 189, 197

Miyajima 236

Mobilisation 241

Mochi 69, 272

Modesty 317

Mogusa 179

Momi 79

Mon 188

Monday 126

Money:  Etiquette 148;
  Cheap 176, 184, 364;
  Need of 66, 370;
  Moneylenders, see Usury, 150, 282, 364;
  Money-sharing Club, see Ko, tanomoshi

Mongolia 357, 363 (2), 394

Monkey, see Hokkaido; 110, 129, 248;
  Monkey day 126;
  “Monkey slip” 246