The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-11
COUEA, LAND OF POVERTY
,vPRESSIONS or THE NITION
J4PAN mas l\NENED.
utter restitution and idleOeSs Of the
PsspIe Prom Centuries of N'Sru'e
me Task % REHABILITATION ln'iHr
49, Futile Opposition sf the toFesns.

AAS tutureptsesh'"'a"'' WV W
III. i.olation which earned for Corea
N. name ~ the Hermit Kingdom has
,l.o preserved it's peculiar customs I'M
sh.nea.i In tho costumes 81 the people.
-h,,h sa.pm more suitable for a comic
"a than practical u-~. tho primitiv"
.,,-ruc,ron II houses and tho national
,,,.,crs Cnrea to-day - practically tn"
I,,a, ~ a thousand years agn.
To nav the traveller who crosses from
I,psn may land AZ the hsrhnr ~ Fusan,
h-osu.a u has h~sn selected as IN" rail
,,.d centre of tho country hy the Japa
rss. The first impression upon land
NC q The absolute lack of any color.
southern jor~A - pTaCt iraiiy destitute
lures lts forests were chopp'@l down.
TIE s,orv goes in order the NOR" easily
~ D. aWay with IN" Country'S former
,c,..rEp tho tigo-. more probably a."
,..s,n vas that IN" psrpie n~et"d wood
and uith typicsl improN IdcnCc forgot to
ran Nv he hItur"
Tha impression Of the country IN near
I'M, and - therefore ~ darkness. the
'oun us"lf adding only IN" cleaning
y ,a " sandy sun baked strsN''s and
,u.r clc.av eNamned Tor IN" Cnreans.
r,.s, and Uomen alike. save those ~ tho
,rra- c'as.~,. wear curious white cotton
garments ,on.lsting II long haggy
,-,gsa-s and long coat ~ simple cu'
nat rlr'ss with how n"Ir tho n ght
stoulds- Dor IN" married men IN. 81
'@- = made "yan NOR" ridiculous hy a
lack ha'. narrow ~ hrim and high of
Gown .uda- Whlrh Their long hair must
- satha-'i 10 knot
,oraa uNer- more variety IN hats than
t-a P,rrsiau milhner II "A man is N
.rnurnIuS 10 duns a straw structure not
r-H.e An umbrella IN shape and fully
srutl ir u m size NJ countrymen wear
= .pmewna' similar head covering: 50
cre> 'aa .our'Isr. only his must NJ. made
~ law The monks and nuns have their
q, ,,,r,'.ya styles and women 81 the up
r,- l.>s.s : thsv venture on tho street
.. ar uu-r N"a~ their coats over their
heads
THE coat. even now hut rarely en-
."ur'Srsi h.',tu-s the Corean woma~
y ~" not vet ha-nme accustomed Ia IN"
2 "r', rnt-"iu'"i from JaI,an. - the only
ro'" ~ color IN the street liz. Il - in
v--rahlv made ~ an iridesc~nt grc~niSh
mo us-u" md n IN" w-ar~r Is very
s"l' ~ in % NAV he Of -ilk
Tn" appearance 81 Corean towns and
CIrNs "v"n ~ Seoul the capital - mo-
ra'onouS aud depressing once m" i'm
Passion ~ universal and complete
rov"-'v tI'h aud decay mas worn ~
- though social distin, lions are said
.. 20 q, strict IN tins country as they
80 IN others they have no outward ak
--~ssion m ~" mode 81 living. for with
80 syu option ~ court and kIrg the
.'io1 uve~ ~ mud hut-. usuallv ~ two
-0oms covered with straw roofs and
0,~nins in the back ~ small yard or
ronround surrounded by mud wall ~
ra-y Nc hut formidahl" height
sanitation m spite ~ the efforts ~ 'r"
rsHE'ous miss ions and the Japau"se ~
p-s"'Irallv non -eJistant; the heating IN
winter j. done IN kang a STOW" similar
o." 'ha' of IN" 'hir"s". IN which ~" tire
made underneath ne. -tou" H"n- Il
gives M warmth ~ all NJ wakes o." room
nandurahlv hot r"-Iia- n"r.. vcrv
an ~rous The chimney rs q ir... ru me
.lde ~ the h0ls" near tho Crul.I
. ~rt u the far'ilv ,,r-~"S-a. Any and ~
10 corner SINK mt the ground ~" 're
i. nshi Jars Kim-hi - tho universal
= r'Nr food. = preparation - cabbage
q rrat~~s. oninnE and rel rapYer- tightly
g.. .~d. covered With straw ard set aside
. 'arnent The old"- tho mixture and
eli . stronger tho udor tho greater delIcacy
n-Idsrei
ne street picture moro '=a- Tho rmprss-
49,. = hoyslesS pnv"rfy against wEi,N
=" r~oplH have C~as..i y StrIVFl' 1h"rs
p. vie a"tiVity \ few OK drawn carts
slowly numbering hy and siHuallv
- uaSS arriving enormous lrai- nr - "ir
- for ia rorei man - the o,mmar..st
e.-' fhurdcn
~ majority - the population m
'.r..y- states ~ dress and undr"ss arc
= -'ohci ont in tho lrttl" spots Il -lrpde.
..ao.rrg laughing OF teasing IN" another
90 "ss loads g souf'"- hara and th"~o
b go = rrila graceful lstnirgv prevails
Lot aNriirsn play IN the dirty -ew"r
y 20 r'.,h usually nuns through dutch
30 middle Il 'ha street Fvsrywh"r.
'"-.-rrahla hl'h and calm accept
IS -".-. 70, ,'rrnm"nlv given for the CON
r.. paur"r kingdom j. the
rr.Itl'n. which - - such ancia'
..'. .. ' ne. aln's, become hrnorable
OBJ. kug - ~" lowest man IN ltI-
Irug ~ Squeezing A. - -
'" It-'. wis IN" common means
"' -'n.'" "I"nlv carried IN " any
90" '..' house. owned property.
- '"f f'"r indicate ~ ~ means b."
90 Z 49, r"lative~ Va- promptly
90 .a' and the family YVES forced -
~ .. Hi,Ial stole from the v"ppl"
90 .- '""k from hi- inferior and ~"
.. .f rlm-"H universally Whom
q nothing left IN. hing -pi
'.... ,hl"S ~" right ~ coin
NOV H. they made the most 81 NV
.r. '"ri,r metal and by continuing
. - ''. '." right had expired T."
.'r. -.n.r - fun of d"bas... coins
20 nurf tIar. were mutations
.I frr 90 ~" rUucut niCkel-.
los rpfIut"rf"i'- ~ fneiium
'.r'.r.- and 80 '..unterfeit-
Boo rH.-tte 80 " after dprk