ers having ever visited the country. I want to
read a little of it to you."

Her mother replied: "I shall be delighted to have you," for she always
interested herself in anything her daughter was pleased with, so that
she might be her companion and confidant when needed.

Stella opened at page 79, and read, as follows:

"When the traveler arrives in the city of Semhee, which is the most
important in the country of Tiestan, his guide asks him whether he would
like to go to the Menegam, which means Foreigners' Home, or to the
Eshandam, which means Natives' Home. I told my guide I would go to the
Menegam, which would be conducted after the manners and customs of the
other parts of the Orient, which I had visited. Then, when I had become
accustomed to the ways and manners of the people of Tiestan, I would go
to the Eshandam. Now, while it is very true that very few travelers from
the Western world have ever visited Tiestan, yet the travel from the
other parts of the Orient is great and the people of Tiestan are
familiar with the ideas of the Western world, through the Oriental
travelers. They also have many of the modern improvements from thence,
which they have purchased from Bombay and Calcutta. After making the
necessary arrangements for a week's stay at the Menegam, I took a walk
through some of the most important streets of the city of Semhee. The
first impression which a traveler received in making a tour through the
city is from the fine physique of the girls and women. One is struck
with their independence, graceful carriage, and, as they only wear two
or three garments, it is self evident that they are not dependent on
corsets or waist stiffening for their erect bearing. I noticed there
were very few doctors, and what few there were of the medical profession
were equally divided between the sexes, there being three women and
three men doctors. The city educates them and pays them to keep the
people well. More than two-thirds of the people they heal without
medicine. The profession of dentistry is represented by four women and
four men. They receive their education at the public expense, and their
business is to keep the teeth of the people sound, and put in new ones
where required. Even the judges, lawyers, and city officials are equally
divided between the sexes. I noticed the same rule prevailed in
merchandise, hairdressing, and all kinds of business. There was not a
single employment that was distinctively mal