Corean Punishment.
The administration of justice in Corea has hitherto been brutal to an incredible decree. One of the punishments surviving is the battering of the knees and shin-bones—even women suffer this but are allowed to cover their limbs with a cloth, which, being wetted, only adds to the pain endured! Foi-mly a thief was trampled to death, and criminals were executed by pouring vinegar down their throats and then beating them till they burst. It may be added thai the Coreans are intensely devoted to their parents, though custom forbids them pronouncing aloud the words " mother " or '• father."
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Hastings Standard, Issue 31, 2 June 1896, Page 4
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99Corean Punishment. Hastings Standard, Issue 31, 2 June 1896, Page 4
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