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And all began to do it and continue to do it, be-
cause, they believe, it came from Europe, the
Academy of Civilization ! But do they under-
stand what Europe really was at its greatest
height, what it is even now, and what it can
show us in spite of its degeneracy ? We are
beggars in soul if we only pick up what it casts
aside. And if, sometimes, it seems to be adopt-
ing what is mean, selfish or vicious, let us
reflect that it is for its own purposes, with which
we need have little to do."

"Hyderabad, it seems, has made considerable
progress in business during the past 25 years.
Its cement-concrete roads are studded with shops
which have crowded out dwelling-houses. Some
may regard this as a welcome feature of progress,
but it causes an apprehension of some irreparable
loss in the minds of people who view life in other
aspects as well. They are likely to feel that
Hyderabad has lost the simple dignity of its former
unpretentious life and some of the amenities of
its easy social intercourse by becoming too
business-like."

" When I compare the scenes I now see,
as I pass along the streets, with what I had seen
some thirty years agq, my impression is that new
covers have been put hastily upon old things ;
and that men have put on clothes which do not