THE DEMONSTRATION WORK 



knowledge and for country." He has done much to bring 

 about such a condition and his works do follow him. The 

 incident which best illustrates the spirit and philosophy of 

 his democracy occurred when he was in British India at the 

 time he visited the Orient to make the rice investigations. He 

 was traveling on the train, with his interpreter, when they 

 stopped at a station where thousands of people had assembled. 

 They were making obeisance and doing homage to one man. 

 They bowed down to him and kissed his garments. The man 

 came into the car where Dr. Knapp was and took a seat oppo- 

 site him in the compartment. Many folks followed and placed 

 flowers all about him and then left him in his glory. Dr. Knapp 

 thought to himself: ''This is too much for one man, so I'll 

 look out of the window and not appear to notice him." He 

 did this for a few miles, but he soon saw that the distinguished 

 personage was restive under such inattention. Dr. Knapp 

 seemed very much interested in the crops and landscape. 

 Finally, the Hindu ruler, for such he was, couldn't stand it 

 any longer, so he sent over his card. Dr. Knapp returned the 

 courtesy. The ruler then came over and introduced himself 

 by saying: *'I am So and So of such a city and province of 

 this country." The reply was: *'I am Seaman A. Knapp, of 

 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America." ''But I 

 am a rajah and the ruler of fifteen millions of people," said he. 

 "I am, a mahrajah and a joint sovereign of eighty millions of 

 people," replied Dr. Knapp. 



The Hindu sovereign took another tack; he said: "I have 

 the power of life and death over my subjects." 



Dr. Knapp said: "I have the power to give life and hope 

 to my people amd I do not want the power of death over 

 them." The rajah became intensely interested in the methods 

 of democracy of the American Republic, and Dr. Knapp, after 



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