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well. All the natives here plough their fields with 
oxen and the women do most of the work; they man- 
age the plough and drive the oxen. We passed bar- 
rels and barrels of wine. This boat is full of people 
going really to all parts of the world. New Guinea 
is civilized compared to some of the places that some 
of these people are bound for. We have a splendid 
state room. I hope you will receive the lace, yarn and 
silk. 
With much love. This boat is about to start any 
moment; so this accounts for the scribble track and 
abrupt ending. 
Affectionately, 
Rosamond. 
P.& O.S.S. Osiris, Ionian Islands, Greece. 
At Sea, October 22, 1906. 
Dear Father : 
This is a very small ship, 1750 tons, but with 
6,000 horse power, so we make very good time. The 
vibration from the machinery is often considerable. 
The trip from Calais (19th) to Brindisi (21st) was 
interesting. The first stretch was through the fertile 
farming country in France about Amiens and Rheims. 
Then we passed to Savoy and just touched Switzer- 
land not far from Geneva and Zermat. Here the 
scenery was grand — long lines of mountains covered 
with snow. We went through the Mt. Cenis tunnel 
about dusk. During the night we stopped at Turin, 
Parma, Modena and Bologna and when we awoke in 
