Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-01-25

% Chosen. and has only one COMPETE
tor In size. Ping-Yang. with a popula-
ton ~ about $4,000. The main streets
u 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 tie 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 II both sexes furnishing a con-
slant change OF scene: most OF them
being willing victims entirely satisfied
with a small tip. At the wood mar
ket on one side Of the main street the
patient steer Is seen reclining under
he weight Of a load Of logs which
would cause a wagon 20 groans and one
wonders how he win ever regain his
footing when his master makes n sale
and the time comes TO deliver the
goods. These animals appear 20
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 20 foreigners
after they have seen the process by
which Il Is made. However. II 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
INK. the dough Is placed on n board In
the road In front OF the little bakeshop.
Then two stalwart Coreans proceed 20
pound Il with great mauls. II is not
claimed that the quality Of the bread Is
improved BY the addition OF Impurities
In the wa. 81 insects and dust which
naturally result from the open-air treat
ment. but II one objects 10 eating IL.
a native win quote n proverb which.
being interpreted. runs: HE who
would enjoy his food should not look
over the kitchen wall'-a maxim not
without force I'm countries occidental.
A visit 20 the imperial palace brings
nm mental pictures Of more golden
DAYS In Corea. The buildings and
grounds are extensive; handsome pa
coda standing on a small island is sur
rounded by a lotus pond. a wealth OF
trees adding 20 the beauty OF the
place. During the reign OF the OLD
emperor. his fear OF assassination was
so great that Il Is said 800 bedrooms
IN the palace were kept constantly IN
readiness for him. no one Knowing
which one he would occupy on any
night.
Protected by Great Wall.
one Of the most enjoyable trips from
Seoul Is BY rickshaw past the Peking
or Independent gate through pic
turesque road winding among the
mountains. The construction OF the
rreat wall OF Corea nj this point APP
nears a marvel OF engineering Skill so
seemingly inaccessible Is this noun
tain faStneSs. Proceeding about two
miles one passes the water-gate,
where the wall crosses the river ana
where N time Of attack the iron gates
In these great arches were let Gown
70 protect the city. The view OF ulis
crossing Is one Of the finest IN Corea'
Another ride OF three miles taxes
the traveller 10 the white Buddha- In
the solitude Of this wilderness. far
from the highway. beside clear noun
tain stream. stands great oouiuer'
on the face Of which. carved In reiief'
a the sitting figure OF Buddha.
seoul possesses what Is believed 10
"a the third largest bell In the woriu.
In shape and general outline II i u
Japapese type. In fact. the Coreans
Gain that the bells Of Dai-Nippon
we're modelled after those Of Corea-
The climate of Cores Is not very
s,rerent from that In similar latituoes
,n the United States. from New YORK
% North Carolina. Structurally the
houses are interesting. for the Coreans
lave anticipated our hot-air furnace
nv many hundreds Of years. Every
house Is raised a foot or two above
the ground. and a wide hue runs De
De,,h the neor. emerging at the other
end I'm n tall chimney. made IN the
ror,h from n hollow log. When nre
- huut NJ the entrance 10 the nue.
ere smoke and heat are drawn oe-
pea,h the house. keeping the rooms
warm during even the coolest days VI
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