"Korea and Corea are both correct, but the former is preferred.

"Korea is not a part of China, but is independent.

"The Koreans do not speak the Chinese language, and their language
resembles neither the Chinese nor the Japanese.

"Korea made treaties in 1882.

"All the articles are owned by the government.

"Korea has electric lights, steamships, telegraph, but no railroads.

"Koreans live in comfortable houses, heated by flues under the floor.

"Korean civilization is ancient and high; area one hundred thousand square
miles; population sixteen million; climate like that of Chicago, country
mountainous, mineral wealth undeveloped, agricultural products chiefly
rice, beans, wheat, and corn."

"I am glad we came," remarked Rosie as they passed out of the booth, "for
I know a good deal more about Korea than I did before, and find it a far
more interesting country than I had any idea that it was."

The next visit was to the rotunda of the Government Building, where they
found many mural paintings of famous incidents in American history and
scenes in our largest cities, so that it was a good representation of our
whole country.

In the rotunda was a hollow section of one of the largest trees that grow