Undertook the journey of which this volume is the result. His object has been to give a truthful picture of the everyday life of the people among whom he travelled, espe cially the poetical nations of the Lower Danube, whose names are scarcely known to American readers. What relates to humanity concerns us all, and to know the beliefs and sentiments of our fellow-beings, to learn with what songs, traditions and pastimes they amuse each other, interests us more than the dry.

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