Mount Koya Monasteries Open to Visitors on Sacred Isle
Susan Ballard recounts visiting Mount Koya in Japan to see Kobo Daishi’s famed monastery complex. The piece describes independent monasteries under a lord abbot, guest rooms with silk screens, vegetarian fare with occasional meat brought by visitors, and priests who mingle with pilgrims. It notes 3,000 to 4,000 pilgrims daily in spring and about 20,000 on March 21, with pilgrims seeking graves, ancestral visits, or purification and merit. It ends with a brief humor note about Thomas Edison and a phonograph anecdote.
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Kobo Daishi
China
Japan
Mount
Koya
Susan Ballard
East and West Review
Mount Koya
Burial rights under law in Seaton v Commonwealth case
Kentucky case Seaton v Commonwealth reviews whether punishing a father for not providing a formal Christian burial violates legal duty. He buried his deceased infant in a rough box in a woods grave, with no services. Court says there is no legal requirement for burial location, coffin type, or religious ceremony, and faults the verdict for error.
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Seaton
Defendant
Appellant
Public Men and Sleep Debate Over Hours
The article contrasts sleep needs of leaders from Foertmeyer to Wilson, Taft, McKinley, and Cleveland. It notes Foertmeyer’s seven hours versus Wilson’s claimed nine, and outlines varied habits of Taft, McKinley, and Cleveland. The tone playfully examines whether sleep duration shapes leadership.
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Wilson
Taft
McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Buttoned the Peruke Causes King to Cut Sleeves
The King of Spain ordered servants sleeves button cutting after a waiter snagged a guest's peruke at a Madrid dinner. The thief fled with the wig, leaving the financier bald and displeased, while etiquette frowns on any laughter at the incident.
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Spain
Palace of
Madrid
Tiny Patient Causes Dentist Conversation
An elderly dentist asks a child when dental trouble began. The patient replies with a playful boast that problems started before age one, after which the exchange ends in quiet.
Pacific Highway Route Through California's Scenic Passes
The Pacific Highway extends from Vancouver to Tia Juana offering 2000 miles of scenery. It traverses the Santa Ynez range and San Marcos Pass near Santa Barbara, with emblematic road signs guiding motorists. The Tejon and Idyllwild passes showcase towering oaks and cool dells, as the road climbs over a mile in places toward the San Jacinto region.
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Vancouver
Tia Juana
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Automobile Club of
California
Ynez Range
San Marcos Pass
Santa Barbara
Mission of
Santa Ynez
Pacific
Santa Ynez Range
Santa Barbara Bay
Southland
Tejon
Mojave
San Joaquin Plains
Bakersfield
America
Cajon
Great American Desert
San Jacinto Mountain
Banning
San Jacinto
Riverside
San Gabriel
Mount Wilson
United States
Mount Whitney
Switzerland
el Camino Real
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Sonoma
Cahuenga
Los Angeles
Calabasas
Conejo
Casitas
Cuesta
San Luis Obispo
San Juan
Mission San Juan Bautiste
Saint John, the Baptist
John
Los Gatos
California Passes
Ancient Roads and Bridges Across Civilizations
The article traces early road building from hunter trails to stone surfaced roads in Egypt and Babylon, noting Pyramids hauled over ancient stone roads and a 400 mile brick road linking Nineveh to Babylon. Carthage is credited with advancing road strategy aiding commerce and conquest.
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L. W. Page
Egypt
Babylon
Semiramis
Euphrates
Nineveh
Carthage
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Atendant
Thomas A. Edison
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