Fires—The greatest peril—A curious way of saving one's house—The anchor of safety—How it worked—Making an opposition wind—Saved by chance—A good trait in the native character—Useful friends. Pp. [276]—[282]
A trip to Poo-kan—A curious monastery. Pp. [283]—[287]
Corean physiognomy—Expressions of pleasure—Displeasure—Contempt—Fear—Pluck—Laughter—Astonishment—Admiration—Sulkiness— Jealousy—Intelligence—Affection—Imagination—Dreams—Insanity—Its principal causes—Leprosy—The family—Men and women—Fecundity—Natural and artificial deformities—Abnormalities—Movements and attitudes—The Corean hand—Conservatism. Pp. [288]—[300]
LIST OF PLATES
| PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR | [Frontispiece] |
| AN OFFICIAL GOING TO COURT | [107] |
| THE PEKIN PASS | [132] |
| A WATER-COOLIE | [134] |
| H.R.H. PRINCE MIN-YOUNG-HUAN | [166] |
| AN INFANTRY SOLDIER | [174] |
| A STUDY FROM STILL-LIFE | [251] |