The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-26

| self ruined IL n man should so much as
| touch her with the finger-tips, and many
a Corean Lucretia has killed herself or
Deen slain by father or brother rather
| than live after bling so dishonored.
III peddler comes 10 mans house
he must walt until the women have been
smut up IN their apartments before he
can enter 10 exhibit his wares.
In View Of all these restrictions upon
the female population, IL Is Most sur
prising that these people have law
which compels all men TO be within
doors at 4. NJ, while women may
roam the streets unmOlested until after
midnight. This rule is very strictly oh
served in time OF war, and the Corean
man existence IL therefore much con-
lined Just now. The dOorways OF the
common houses are low. and open direct
~ on the street, but. 10 avoid publicity.
a screen OF strings IS hung on a lattice
I'm frone OF them, hiding the interior from
view: In the lower part Of the valley OF
Seoul, the buildings are closely compact
ed and though Of but one story in height,
the population Is claimed To be 2D,W1,
which does not seem strange when one
has been there and observed how many
live Ia one OF those little houses
",rhe shops are sometimes two stories
high. built of grey stone but more com
monty, low buildings. divided into COM
partments, each bOasting a frontage OF
SIX feet. They are 50 ARRANGED that
nearly everything in the store can be
reached by the weary looking storekeep-
er without necessitating the eholt TO
rise when an occasional customer enters
The store clerk is an unknown ute
THE accommodations for travellers
outside OF the cities is terrible 20 relate
and ne who would be satisfied must be
so in spite OF the rebellion OF MS I'VE
senses.
"The scenery is beautiful in many
parts Of the frontier. 1t boasts OF low;
undulatirg hills. some heavily woon9iu
and some covered with grass for mile
after mile Back Of Seoul these mis-
fall gracefully tier after tier, towards
the mountains behind the capital, WINE
sudden turns OF the road open 10 the
weary traveller views OF the sea thaJ
made me forget at times the lack OF
travelling comforts one finds I'm tours
through even the more civilized countries
OF the orient.
arrived at a little village on the lm-Jln
river whore I first came close enough TO
Il ginseng garden TO inspect II. -,
ouontties in Corea for medical pse
chiefly. It is in fact the national pro,
duct. In is rather hard 10 grow and
takes six years to arrive az a stage OF
fore and has to he continually watched
A ginseng garden is n peculiar looking
cOntrivance OF a number OF low sheds
and a high platform, wei rooted over
with straw. on which watchmen are plac-
ed 10 guard the drug plantations.
"The Waterman Is given pipe ana
kept supplied with all the smoking ma
terial he desires, but II he Is caught
sleeping while on duty he IS put to death
at once.
'The seed Of the ginseng plant Is sown
in March and the seedlings are planted |
out in beds raised foot above the level |
Of the surrounding soil bOrdered with |
upright states and covered In or pro- |
tected from the sun and rain by sheds |
OF reeds three or four feet high These |
sheds are well closed IN except on the |
north side whore they are left more |
or less open according TO the weather. |
They are built In rows. allowing just |
enough room for one person 10 walk |
between them.
In the first and second years the !