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CHAPTER VII.
THE AMERICAN GLOBE-TROTTERS IN INDIA.
Does a whole country in a week-Crackers
-Three American youths-You can
bring a horse to the pool but you can-
not make him drink
FAGE
81-86
CHAPTER VIII.
AMERICAN AT-HOMES.
Intellectual flavour-Horticulturists' riddles
-Hidden cities-The hump of the
largest white sacred bull of India-
Kate's puzzles-Age problems
CHAPTER IX.
87-98
THINGS POPULAR IN THE UNITED STATES.
Things popular in the United States.
CHAPTER X.
THE ALMA MATER.
The Alma Mater Song-The Campus-The
four classes-The Bustonian Chorus-
99-100
PAGE
The Colleges Numbers of students
and teachers-Courses of studies-
Advanced degrees The University
Library-The Chimes-University
magazines-The Cornellian-The write-
ups-University life-Cornell athletics
-University spirit-The Alumni Song 101-133
CHAPTER XI.
THE CORNELL COSMOPOLITAN CLUB.
politan
Modesto Quiroga-Association of Cosmo-
Clubs-The Cosmopolitan
Annual-Hindusthani Night-Report
of the Ithaca Daily News-Speech of
the President of the University-Hindu
play-Farewell address-The Evening
Song
134-161
CHAPTER XII.
TITBITS.
Pie contest-Quick Lunch Restaurants-
Superabundance of American dentists
and golden artificial teeth-University
yells-Dressed in their younger
brothers' clothes-"Isn't he a sight?"
-"I don't like him though, he has got
whiskers"-"Hotel mángtá hái ?"-
"Stand in a line"-Sultan of Turkey-
"Why not ask them to show us some
tricks?"-"Have you got Baron
Komura with you?"-The British Im-
perial Club-White City-Chatham
Episcopal Institute-Basket-ball game
between girls "Does not his name
sound like a terrible swearing?"-
Northfield Students' Conference-
"Assálám álái kom"-John R. Mott-
Mrs. Ole Bull-Professor Lanman-
Anandabai Joshi-Indian students in
America-The achievement of America 162-195
CHAPTER XIII.
REMINISCENCES OF A DEAD TOWN.
The silent clock-"Dis is plain watah, sah"
-More spittoons than chairs-The man
in the lobby-Tobacco as perfume—
"Yes, sir-r-r"-Wonderful faculty of
hiding genius-Only flies and frogs
alive in the dead town-Yellow pigment
manufactured in the mouth factories. 196-205
CHAPTER XIV.
THE QUEEN OF THE ANTILLES.
Discovery of Cuba-Hatuey-Slave Trade
-President Gomez-Relations of the
United States with Cuba-Monroe
Doctrine-Mr. Grant Duff-Exhaustion
of the supply of post cards-"Every
Cuban seems to be a born politician"-
Cost of living-The Nacional-The
Prado The Students' Monument
CHAPTER XV.
. 206-224
THE QUEEN OF THE ANTILLES-Continued.
Winter Paradise-The Carnival-Confetti
and
serpentinasThe Danzon-
"Mañana" and "Quien Sabe"-The
Land of Mañana-The Larrañaga Cigar
Company-The royal palm-Limonada
and orangida "Vin rouge ou vin
blanc ?"-Roasted plantainis-Arroz
con pollo-Flower girls-Luis Marx's
plantation-Two stories about hospita-
lity-Importance of the Spanish langu-
age Spanish standard of beauty-
Mixture of races-Mulatto, quadroon
and octoroon-Reversion to the original
type Two Indians in Cuba-Cock-
fight-Jai Alai
CHAPTER XVI.
MY TRIP TO AMERICA.
(Victor N. Narayan)
The voyage to England-The S.S. Oceana
-Declaration by passengers-The S.S.
225-251
Mauretania-The
reporters "Head-
neckties"-Cornell sports-Cornell
Cosmopolitan Club-The Niagra Falls
-The Tanners The sinking of the
S.S. Republic-Tom Longboat-Cuba
-The Phipps
252-273
APPENDICES A-L.
The picture on the cover-The Association
for the Advancement of Scientific
and Industrial Education of Indians-
Speech of Mr. William Jennings Bryan
-India through American eyes-The
American Red Indian-Classification
of Americanisms- Examples of Ame-
ricanisms-The street cars of New
York-"Tagore scoffs at Kipling❞—
American journalism-French, English
and American journalists-The quoted
Sanskrit verses-Declaration by pass-
engers for America-Reporting-For
the American reporter nothing is
sacred Sir Rabindranath Tagore and
two reporters-The poet's remark
about American interviews-Extracts
from American newspapers-"Turbans
like neckties"-"May I help you on
with your coat ?"-"Prince and com-
panion in green turbans startle Ithaca's
Rialto"-"The women folk would call
it perfectly lovely"-"The prettiest
teeth one could wish to see"
275-316