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EUROPE AND ifS CITIES. 401
Books, journals, Spiritualist literature of all kinds and
gradations, are rapidly increasing in England and the British
Empire. Under this head, the most unique, and the most
"wonderful too, in some directions, are a series of books by
, entitled the Book *' of God," " Book of Enoch,"
" Apocalypse," &c. For acquaintance with Brahmanism,
Buddhism, and other Oriental rehgions, together with research
into the mysteries of the East, these volumes stand
quite unrivaled.
SUGGESTIONS TO TRAVELERS.
" happiness ! our being's end and aim,"
though good poetry, is wretched philosophy. Happiness
should be no man's " aim."
It would be the quintessence
of selfishness.
While packing your trunk (one is enough), store away in
your soul's silent chambers a choice stock of good temper
and patient forbearance. Passports are no longer necessary,
even in Turkey or Eg^-pt. In case of accident or trouble,
however, they might be convenient for identification. Take
as little clothing as possible ; it is cheaper in most countries
than America. Guide-books are indispensable ; while guides
are often a pestilence and a prey. The Bank of England is
best known in the East ; but a " circular letter of credit
from any responsible house in New York or Boston is
As a tourist, have some higher purpose than mere pleasure.
negotiable
in the prominent cities of foreign countries. If there
should be any difficulty, our consuls will remedy it. In the
Asiatic cities secure, for sleeping, an uppermost room : you
will find better air, and less fleas.
Fire-arms of all kinds should be left at home :
it is generally
the most cowardly that carry them.
Dogs fight because
they are dogs. Few men are sufficiently brave to run,
rather than fight. That Miltonian war in heaven was a
myth ; and all fighting is anti-Christian. The cost of travel
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