CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



PAGE 



Journey from Portland to the White Mountains. Plants Churches, 

 School-houses. Temperance Hotel. Intelligence of New-Englanders. 

 Climate, Consumption. Conway. Division of Property. Every 

 Man his own Tenant. Autumnal Tints. Bears hybernating. Willey 

 Slide. Theory of Scratches and Grooves on Rocks. Scenery. 

 Waterfalls and Ravines. The Notch. Forest Trees and Mountain 

 Plants. Fabyan s Hotel. Echo 53 



CHAPTER V. 



Ascent of Mount Washington. Mr. Oakes. Zones of distinct Vegeta 

 tion. Belt of Dwarf Firs. Bald Region and Arctic Flora on Sum 

 mit. View from Summit. Migration of Plants from Arctic Re 

 gions. Change of Climate since Glacial Period. Granitic Rocks 0* 

 White Mountains. Franconia Notch. Revival at Bethlehem. Miller- 

 ite Movement. The Tabernacle at Boston. Mormons. Remarks on 

 New England Fanaticism ......... 66 



CHAPTER VI. 



Social Equality. Position of Servants. War with England. Coalition 

 of Northern Democrats, and Southern Slave-owners. Ostracism of 

 Wealth. Legislators paid. Envy in a Democracy. Politics of the 

 Country and the City. Pledges at Elections. Universal Suffrage. 

 Adventure in a Stage Coach. Return from the White Mountains. 

 Plymouth in New Hampshire. Congregational and Methodist 

 Churches. Theological Discussions of Fellow Travelers. Temper 

 ance Movement. Post-Office Abuses. Lowell Factories . . .80 



CHAPTER VII. 



Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth Beach. Marine Shells. Quick 

 sand. Names of Pilgrim Fathers. Forefathers Day. Pilgrim Rel 

 ics. Their Authenticity considered. Decoy Pond. A Barn Travel 

 ing. Excursion to Salem. Museum. Warrants for Execution of 

 Witches. Causes of the Persecution. Convert iiou with Colored 

 Abolitionists. Comparative Capacity of White uud Negro Kaot-e. 

 Half-Breeds and Hybrid Intellects ....... 93 



