Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-12
SEVEN WONDERS OF coREA.

"The seven wonders of Corea are as
follows" says an English traveller "The
first is certain hot mineral spring near a
place called Kin-shintao the healing prop.
critics of which are believed to be miracu.
lous. Its virtues are in constant vigor,
and SO great are they that they have never
failed in efficacy within the memory of
man. No matter what disease may affiict
the patient, dip in these healing waters
will prove as sure cure as bath
in Jordan did to leprous Naamar.
The second wonder is also con-
nected with water. There are two
springs situated at considerable distance
from each other-in fact, there is almost
the breadth of the entire peninsula between
them. These have two peculiarities-
while one is full, the other is empty and
the Coreans seem to believe that somewhere
deep in the bowels Of the earth there
is mysterious tide, which ebbs and
flows with marvellous rapidity at stated
intervals of time, filling one spring while it
empties the other. But the strangest part
of the phenomenon is that the water is go
strongly sweet that whatever is cooked in
it, no matter how bad it may be of itself,
Immediately acquires most delicious taste.
The third is called Cold Wind Cavern.
There is cave somewhere In the mount
aims, in which a mysterious wind blows
perpetually-a wind so cold as to pierce to
the very bones, and so strong that the
most powerful man is unable to stand
against it. The fourth wonder is the ine-
radicable forest. There is large grove of
pine trees that sprout again directly they
are cut down. Il matters not what in
isry is done to the root-nothing will avail
to destroy it, but up it will sprout again in
no time, ike a phoenix from its own ashes.
The fifth wonder is more wonderful stilR
| This is the floating stone and temple
has been reared in its honor, called the
| Fou Shih Mao. In front Of the temple
| stands. or appears to stand, the extra
ordinary stone. 1t ia of great bulk, and
sort of irregular cube in shape. To all
appearance it is resting on the ground,
| and perfectly free from all support on any
| side But, if two men, standing at OPP
posite ends OF it, hold each the opposite
ends of a thread, they will find themselves
able to pass the thread under the stone
without encountering any obstacle. In
other words, the stone is actually lowering
little way above the earth. The sixth
wonder also consists of stone, but stone
of more practically useful nature. 1t is
called the warm rock, and forms the sum-
nit of hill upon which there is payif-
ion, or kiosque, for the benefit of travellers.
Here they may rest and pass the night.
However ccld the weather may be, there
i is no stove, nor any need for ons the
stone on which the resting-room stands
diffuses its wonderful and benign warmth
through every room in it. and tha poorest
may bask in its comfort. Tho seventh
wonder is drop of the sweat Of
Buddha. Around the large temple where
it is enshrined, for thirty PAGES
square. not blade OF grass will
grow there are no trees, no flowers the
very birds and animals desert It, instinct
lively recoiling from proianing with their
football plot of ground so holy."