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attractions as can India, the land of ancient history, 

 civilization, art and science. The tombs and pyramids 

 of Egypt are modern when compared with the ancient 

 temple ruins in India. The history of Borne is as of 

 to-day when contrasted with the records of India, punc- 

 tured indelibly in characters on palm leaves used as writ- 

 ing material for thousands of years, and carefully pre- 

 served in the temples, which axe practically fireproof, 

 and many of them never touched by the rude hand of 

 war and plunder. The ancient history of Egypt must 

 be studied, not in Egypt but in the British Museum, 

 while to become familiar with the earliest history of 

 India, it must be studied in India itself. India has 

 landmarks in history that can not be transported like 

 Cleopatra's needle, landmarks that would be ruined and 

 made valueless if they were taken from the places where 

 they were built thousands of years ago. People from 

 all parts of the world may be seen at a world's fair ex- 

 hibition, but it is impossible to know them or to learn 

 their habits and customs, their vices and virtues until 

 they are seen at their houses, at their places of busi- 

 ness, on their farms, at their public amusements, in 

 their own envii onments. A native in a distant strange 

 lajid on exhibition is no more of a native than is a lion 

 in a cage to be compared with a lion in the deserts of 

 jSTubia. 



And, after all 



"The proper study of mankind is man." — 

 Pope. 



The average tourist wants to see beautiful scenery, 

 to walk picture galleries, to attend operas and concerts, 

 to get a glimpse of and, if it is at all possible, to come 

 in touch with royalty or with persons of high position 

 and social influence. The true traveler, on the other 

 hand, spends much of his time among the masses of the 

 common people, the backbone of every nation. He is 

 anxious to learn from his own observations what they do 

 and how they live. He sees them work in the fields and 



