overs, not women worshippers; and they are not
worried by any doubts as to which sex shall rule the State, and which
stop at home and mind the children. The German women are not politicians
and mayors and county councillors; they are housewives.

All classes of Germans are scrupulously polite to one another; but this
is the result of mutual respect, not of snobbery. The tramcar conductor
expects to be treated with precisely the same courtesy that he tenders.
The Count raises his hat to the shopkeeper, and expects the shopkeeper to
raise his hat to him.

The Germans are hearty eaters; but they are not, like the French, fussy
and finicky over their food. Their stomach is not their God; and the
cook, with his sauces and _pates_ and _ragouts_, is not their High
Priest. So long as the dish is wholesome, and there is sufficient of it,
they are satisfied.

In the mere sensuous arts of painting and sculpture the Germans are poor,
in the ennobling arts of literature and music they are great; and this
fact provides a key to their character.

They are a simple, earnest, homely, genuine people. They do not laugh
much; but when they do, they laugh deep down. They are slow, but so is a
deep river. A placid look generally rests upon their heavy features; but
sometimes they frown, and then they look somewhat grim.

A visit to Germany is a tonic to an Englishman. We English are always
sneering at ourselves, and patriotism in England is regarded as a stamp
of vulgarity. The Germans, on the other hand, believe in themselves, and
respect themselves. The world for them is not played out. Their country
to them is still the "Fatherland." They look straight before them like a
people who see a great future in front of them, and are not afraid to go
forward to fulfil it.

GOOD-BYE, SIR (OR MADAM).

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