"The Ears of the Koreans."

There is a singular monument in Japan which commemorates the victory of the Japanese over the Koreans. In ancient times it was customary, when people went out to war, to bring home the heads of the slain as trophies of their victory. It would have been very difficult to transport from Korea the heads of the thousands slain in the battle of conquest; so the Empress ordered the army to return with the ears of the conquered foe. After these had been exhibited in the temples of various cities they were buried in a great mound, and a monument erected upon it with the inscription: "The Ears of the Koreans."