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is satisfied with an income thai will insure for him an 

 easy existence and the cherished persona] comforts. Ee 

 agrees with Juvenalis: 



"Wretched is the guardianship of a largo fortune." 



You will fail to find here the careworn, determined 

 faces thai throw a gloom over the restless throngs that 

 crowd the streets of Chicago and other great American 

 business centers. The Australians are excessively fond 

 of outdoor sport. Men and women, young and old. are 

 equally determined to throw away the cares of life as 

 often as possible and enter with heart and soul into 

 the enjoyment of all sorts of outdoor sports. Every Sat- 

 urday noon business is suspended and the whole after- 

 noon is devoted to pleasure. Yachting races, baseball, 

 golf and cricket are the most popular outdoor amuse- 

 ments. On the Saturday 1 was in Sydney 30,000 people 

 attended a game of baseball, and, as a yacht race was go- 

 ing on at the same time and the many events elsewhere 

 were well patronized, it is evident that nearly every fam- 

 ilv contributed its share to the vast outdoor crowds. Sun- 

 day is respected as a day of rest. All shops and saloons 

 are closed. In the morning the churches are filled to 

 overflowing and during the hours of worship all tram- 

 cars come to a standstill. In the afternoon the houses 

 are deserted and the people congregate in the many 

 public parks, botanical and zoological gardens. The 

 Public Domain, across the street from the Botanical 

 Garden, is the place for the stranger on Sunday after- 

 noon if he is desirous to obtain a good idea of Australian 

 life. On the Sunday I visited this park, which includes 

 about forty acres, I found a moving sea of human 

 beings, in the center of which a military band played 

 martial music. A short distance from the periphery 

 of this immense gathering were smaller groups in all 

 directions. The first one I approached was an old- 

 fashioned Methodist exhortation meeting, with a leader 

 on one side of the small open space. After each stir- 



