Politeness 19, 40, 217, 251, 277, 317

Politics, see Franchise, “Direct Action”; 103, 104, 303;
  Local 284, 303;
  Slander 2

Pomegranate 52-3

Ponds, cleaned out free, 219

Pony, see Paddies; 227;
  at Shrine 116

Poor, see Farmers, Relief; 57, 63, 67, 94, 145, 149, 278, 320, 323;
  Cannot remain poor 67;
  Flattery of 94

Poore, Dr., 374

Population, see Birth and Death rates 160, 391;
  Census 393-4;
  Compared with Great Britain and U.S.A. 82, 385, 392;
  Cost of living and postponement of marriage 332 (2);
  Empire and its parts 391;
  Percentage Habitable compared with other Countries 392-3;
  How to support double 97;
  Increase of 89, 392-3-4;
  Increase compared with increase of Rice production 389;
  and Means of Production 332;
  Decrease of Rural 412;
    and Rural and Urban compared 412;
  Sexes 169;
  per square mile 392;
  per square kilometre compared with Belgium, England and Wales,
    Holland, Italy, Germany and France 392;
  Surplus 332, 360, 369, 413

Porcelain 39, 319

Pork 347, 350

Port Arthur 98;
  Ports, Open, 256

Porters 186

Porticoes 246

Portraits 38, 120, 143, 198

Portuguese 208, 346

Posterity 19

Post-impressionism 104

Potash 251

Potatoes 191, 194, 249;
  Irish 383, 409, 411;
  Sweet 146, 227, 309, 347, 381 (2), 383, 409, 411;
  Memorials 249

Pottery 99, 148

Poultry 7, 18, 39, 58, 264, 297, 304, 381-2 (2), 406;
  Pensions for 345
  “Pouring water on a duck’s back” 48

Poverty, see Poor

Power, Fundamental, 323

Prairie 71, 111

Prayer 141, 243-4, 272, 326

Preaching 3, 4, 5, 249, 270, 310, 314-15

Prefecture xxv

Prejudice 146, 363

Pre-nuptial relations, see Immorality

Presents 218, 271 (2), 329

Press, see Newspapers;
  Brains and circulation of 90;
  Dread of 41

Prices xxiv, 13;
  Prices in this book xxiv, 87-8;
  Rise in Prices 87-8

Priests, see Buddhist priest, Shinto priest; 1, 20, 45, 57,
  139, 140, 149 (2), 180-1, 197, 212, 220, 247, 331, 412;
  Dress 25;
  Priest-craft 93;
  at Elections 250;
  Good deeds 324;
  Ignorance 120;
  and Illegitimate child 193;
  Income 42;
  Influence, Character and Education 41;
  Silent 189;
  Speech by 25;
  Talk with 1, 51, 59;
  Thieving 320;
  Thrifty 62;
  Wandering 315

Priggishness 362

Primitive belief, 323-4 (2)

Prisoners 307

Prize tax 21

Problems 95, 104

Prodigal 60

Production 26, 369, 414

Professors 42

Progress 63, 235, 279;
  Delayed by lack of money 97;
  Erroneous conception of 370;
  by means of horses 339