The Raymer enterprise., 1922-01-19
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Of Chosen, and has only one competl.
tor In size, Ping-Yang. with q popula.
tion Of about l75,000. 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, d
rickshaws, drawn BY boys who am
swift and tireless.
The street scenes Of Seoul offer great
variety for the kodak, the burden-bear.
ers Of both sexes furnishing 4 con.
stant change Of scene; most Of them
being willing victims. entirely satisfied
with q small tip. At the wood mar.
ket on one side Of the main street the
patient steer IL seen reclining under
the weight Of a load Of logs which
would cause q wagon to groan, and one
wonders how he will ever regain hil
footing when his mister makes q sale
and the time comes to deliver the
goods. These animals appear to
thrive under their burden. bearing, b.
Ing sleek and well kept.
How They Make Drsad.
The native bread Of Seoul does not
seem very attractive to foreigners
after they have seen the process BY
which 1t Is made. However, II its ex.
cellence was alone dependent on thu
thoroughness with which It ID kneaded,
the bread which mother used to make
would suffer by comparison. After mix.
Ing. the dough Il placed on q board In
the road in front Of the little bakeshop.
Then two stalwart Coreans proceed to
pound It with great mauls. It Is not
claimed that the quality Of the bread 4
improved by the addition Of fimpuriti6l
In the way Of insects and dust which
naturally result from the open-air treat.
ment. but II one objects to eating II.
q native will quote a pr0verb 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.
A visit to the imperial palace brings
up mental pictures Of more golden
days in Corea. The buildings and
grounds are extensive; q handsome pa.
CODA standing on a small island 10 sur.
rounded by . lotus pond, a wealth Of
trees adding to the beauty Of the
place. During the reign Of the old
emperor, his fear Of assassination was
20 great that It IL said 300 bedrooms
in the palace were kept constantly in
readiness for him, no one knowing
which one he would occupy On any
night.
Protected by 4 Great Wall.
One Of the most enjoyable trips from
Seoul IL by rickshaw past the Peking
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, 20
seemingly inaccessible II this noun.
tain fastness. Proceeding about two
miles, one passes the watsr-gate,
where the wall crosses the river and
where In time Of attack the Iron gates
In these great arches were let down
to protect the city The view Of this
crossing Il one Of the finest In Corea.
Another ride Of three miles takes
the traveller to the White Buddha. In
the solitude Of this wilderness, far
from the highway. beside clear noun.
tain stream. stands great boulder,
on the face Of which, carved In relief,
Is the sitting figure Of Buddha.
Seoul possesses what u believed to
be the third largest bell In the world.
In shape and general outline It is Of
japanese type, In fact. the Coreans
claim that the bells Of Dai.Nippon
were modelled after those Of Corea.
The climate Of Corea ID not very
different from that In similar latitudes
in the United States. from New York
to North Carolina. Structurally the
houses are interesting, for the Coreans
have anticipated our hot-air furnace
BY many hundreds Of ysars. Every
house II raised q foot or two above
tho ground, and 4 wide fius runs be-
meath the door. emerging at the other
end In q tall chimney, made In the
north from 4 hollow log. When q flre
Il built at the entrance to the due,
the smoke and heat are drawn BE-.
meath the house. keeping the rooms
warm during even the coldsst days ef
winter.