Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10

| in the United States with a few ex-
ceptions, is one and the same. 1t is the
1 genuine English of the mother country
and prevails in almost every state"
1t speaks of the wonderful growth
| in manufactures, the improvement In
| the schools, the increase in agricul-
| ture, and devotes considerable space to
the political situation and religious
matters. The Indians, at that time,
were an important factor, being num-
bered by thousands and by no means
reconciled to the whites usurping their
| places as owners and rulers of this
vast country. The government was
even then making plans for their re-
moval to the Western states. In fact,
| the time for the removal of the Semi
noles had arrived and they refused to
| go. resulting in the famous Seminole
war.
The Traveller then journeys to Can
ada, which he says has 100000 popula-
ton. composed of Americans, French,
English, Dutch. Scotch, Irish and
Germans. The French, however,
greatly exceed all other classes; and
in their manners and customs have
experienced little change since the
conquest of the country by the Brit
| ish.' The language of the country
was almost invariably French. The
agricultural prospects looked better
than had actually been realized.
The Traveller then starts off through
| foreign countries and some queer
places he does visit. To mention all
is impossible, as it is a book of 504
pages. but a word about the Mexico OF
| that day may be of interest. me
population was composed of seven
races: Europeans. Creoles, or native
whites of European extraction; mez-
tizzoes, the offspring of whites ana
| Indians; mulattoes, offspring OF
whites and aegroes; aboriginal IN
| dians; African negroes and their on
spring; descendants; Zamboes or
| Chinos, offspring of negroes and In
dians. That is the mixture that has
resulted in the race that is now max
ing so much trouble for the world and
the United States in particular. We
gather from the description that their
habits were wild, their education very
| limited, their laziness pronounced,
their temper and spirit of revenge
strong and the general uselessness OF
| OF the Irish he says: Dauntless
valor, ardor of affection, incorruptiole
fidelity in keeping secrets, impadence
of injury, implacability in resentment
unbounded hospitality, strong local at
| tachment, parental and fflial tender
ness Unsuitable inquisitiveness, endless
! loauacity, acuteness and shrewdness'
mixed with blundering preclpitancy'
mark the genuine Irishman, with
whom everything is in extremes
The French were described as "cele-
| brated for their attention to matters
| of dress and taste. Cookery has ar
rived. reached a perfection which is
| unrivalled elsewhere. No system OF
| general education has ever obtained
| in France, nor, indeed, in any Euro
uean country. There are splendid
| specimens of architectural skill IN
France. The society of Paris is su-
perior to that Of any other capital. The
French women are very clever IN busl-
| ness and there is perhaps no country
in the world where the social position
| of the women are so delectable. The
/ government was then a constitutional
monarchy and the religion that of the
|
| The Spaniards were divided into two
classes: The mobiles, or hidalgoes and
| the plebians. The women were beau
tiful then as now. Education was ex-
tremely low.
Italy was the land of the fine arts
and had her share of beautiful women.
The people, with the exception OF some
| of the lower classes, were anectionate
and kind hearted, but the state OF
morals was deplorable.
| Other European nations are visited
and treated in a similar style. Rus
sia was still largely barbarous, though
society at st. Petersburg was claimed
| to be as brilliant as at any capital IN
the world. One particular edifying
/ paragra ph says: "Vermin are abun-
dant in Russia, especially among the
peasantry. Many of the mobiles are
also surcharged with them and even
some of the ladies are not Tree from
corporal and cranial insects and OF
| course require the lose-toothed comb
At the same time 1t must be admitted
that some are cleanly.
The Asiatie countries, New Zealand
and the various parts of Africa Were
all visited and their conditions at tha'
time described.
Japan was little known. Tne peo-
pie were said to be very ingenious
and skilled in their work, intelligent
and provident, frugal and sober
friendly and courteous, upright anc
honest but distrustful, proud, unfor-
giving and revengeful."
Comparatively little was known o.
Africa, though much trading was done
with the coast ports and great busi-
ness in slaves.
AS an old book, now of course ou
OF print, it is of value and as com
| harrison with the conditions of thai
| dav with the present time it Is ot