Dear father:
Seoul, Korea,
August 19, 1935'
Since last writing two more letters have been received
and also the box of preserves, three tins and a glass jar.  The
last of the other box you sent had gone- just a few days before this
box came.  I see the postage was $1.12, which seems pretty high.  I
am sorry you had to pay so much. But I appreciate more than I c^n
say .your thinking of me. < The box came in good condition, and I had
no duty tofpay, only the usuallten sen delivery charge.
yours of -T"i
^astfTuesday your letter of July 21 came and yesterday
e<uxy 27-28.  I am sorry you have had anxiety about whether
the manuscript of the Memoir reached me safe, but by this time you
probably have word that it did.  It would be a real misfortune if
something shouldfhappen to it beforefyou get itjpublished.  The thought
has just come to me that it might be a saving to have it published'
here.  I have had too little experience to be sure, but I am inclined
to think printing costs are relatively cheap here. The letter I had
printed cost (including paper) six yen for a hundred copies.  That is
less than two dollars.  I do know that books printed in America are
sometimes sent to Shanghai without covers and there bound.  This is
done, I understand, for books that are expected to be sold in the
Orient.  And since binding is so much cheaper here, and that is a
large expense proportionately, it is very advantageous to have itodone
after the books are shipped to the Orient.  I shall try to get some
estimates on which you may make comparisons. You can see that the
type used in my letter is very clear. There is one drawback.  That
is there are not any fancy sets of type that help to add to the attractiveness of title page, headings, etc. Then there would be the freight
+-o America.  I suppose there would be no duty on such things.
I just happened to think that perhaps the best kind of
cover would be simply one of Mother's pictures with a very simple?
lettering of the title.  As to the title, do not change it, for my
sake, if you like yours better.  I am enclosinggthe negative of the
pictures of Mother's birthplace, taken September 13, 1935*
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our idea of.making extracts from Mother's annual messages
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se are probably
Yes, I received the July World Outlook.  It came not long
ago. Han moksa happened to be present when it came and he wanted to
look ati-the pictures; and so we sat down together, he turning the
pages*from the back forward.  Soon Mother's picture camejbefore us,
and we both simultaneously cried, ''Oh!". The article could have been
better.  I was surprised that Miss Kennedy should be the writer of it
I neverithought of her being especially close tOfllother.
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was
-'' Poor Mrs. Elder must have felt very glad to see you.
number Of the old friends have gone during her absence, and she
doubly glad to s.ee those who are left.  Is she on just a visit?
What "must be the memories of a man 106 years old! Born in 1829 the
year Andrew Jackson became president I   : "- -
The news that Mrs. Jamieson reports as being in Dr. O'Rear's
as much new3 to me as you. How it could ever have originated
I have not written to Ed for months. Must do so
paper is
I cannot
soon.
even guess•