Compared with the Western world, with its indescribable hubbub,
Korea is a land of the most reposeful silence. There are no
harsh pavements over which horses are tugging their lives out,
no jostling of carts or dray-wagons, no hateful clamor that
forbids quiet conversation, but a repose that is inherent and
eternally restful. The rattle of the ironing-sticks is not
nerve-racking, but rather serves as a soporific to put all the
world to sleep. Apart from this, one hears nothing but the few
calls and echoes of human voices. What a delightfully quiet land
is Korea! In the very heart of its great city, Seoul, you might
experiment at midday in the latest methods of restcure and have
all the world to help you.--JAMES S. GALE, “Korea in
Transition.”
(3022)