The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-01-20

| or CHOSEN, and has only one cOmpeu-
| tor in size. Ping-Yang, with a pOpula-
tion of about 175,OO0. The main streets
of Seoul are wide and well laid out.
The stores generally are but one story.
hardly deserving the title of buildings.
] The means of conveyance over the
roads. for the most part unpaved. is
rickShaws drawn by boys who are
swift and tireless.
The street scenes OF Seoul offer great
variety for the kodak. the burden-bear-
erS of both sexes furnishing con
slant change of scene: most OF them
being willing victims, entirely satisfied
with small tip. At the wood mar
ket on one side Of the main street the
patient steer is seen reclining under
the weight Of load of logs which
would cause a wagon TO groan, and one
wonders how he viii ever regain his
! footing when his master makes a sale
/ and the time comes 10 deliver the
/ goods. These animals appear 10
thrive under their burden bearing. be-
| ing sleek and well kept
How They Make Bread
The native bread OF Seoul does not
seem very attractive to foreigners
after they have seen the process by
which it is made. However, if its ex-
| cellence was alone dependent on the
/ thoroughneSs with which IL is kneaded.
| the bread which mother used 20 make"
would suffer by comparison. After mix
! ing the dough is placed on a board in
| the road in front Of the little bakeShOp.
Then two stalwart Coreans proceed TO
pound II with great mauls. II is not
claimed that the quality of the bread IS
! improved by the addition Of impurities
I'm the way Of insects and dust which
naturally result from the Open-air treat
ment. but if one objects 10 eating IT,.
a native will quote a proverb which.
being interpreted. runs: He who
would enjoy his food should not look
over the kitchen wall"-a maxim not
without force In countries occidental.
4 visit To the imperial palace brings
M mental pictures of more golden
DAYS in Corea. The buildings and
grounds are extensive; handsome pa
/
rounded by a lotus pond. a wealth OF
trees adding 70 the beauty of the
place. During the reign Of the old
/ emperor. his fear Of assassination was
SO great that il * said 300 bedrooms
I'm the palace were kept constantly I'm
readiness for him, no one knowing
which one he would occupy on any
night.
Protected by a Great Wall.
one Of the nest enjoyable trips from
Seoul IS by rickshaw past the Picking
( or Independent gate through a pic
tureSque road winding among the
mountains. The construction OF the
great wall of Corea at this point ap-
pears a marvel of engineering skill 50
seemingly inaccessible is this noun
/ tain fastneSs Proceeding about two
miles. one passes the water-gate.
where the wall crosses the river and
where in time Of attack the iron gates
in these great arches were let down
10 protect the city. The view Of this
crossing Is one Of the finest in COrea
Another ride OF three miles takes
the traveller 10 the White Buddha In
the solitude Of this wilderness. far
from the highway. beside a clear noun
tain stream. stands a great boulder
on the face Of which. carved In relief
is the sitting figure Of Bgddha.
Seoul possesses what is believed 10
be the third largest bell in the world
In shape and general outline il is Of
japanese type In fact the COreans
claim that the bells Of Dai-Nippon
were modelled after those % COrea.
The climate of Corea Is not very
different from that in similar ATTITUDES
i'm the United States. from New York
10 North Carolina. Structurally the
houses are interesting. for the COreans
have anticipated our hOt-air furnace
by many hundreds OF years. Every
house Is raised a foot or two above
the ground. and wide fiue runs be
meath the floor. emerging at the other
end in a tall chimney. made in the
north from a hollow log When fire
Is built at the entrance TO the fiue.
the smoke and heat are drawn be-
meath the house. keeping the rooms
warm during even the coolest days OF
winter.