CONTENTS.
| Page. | |
| "In the beginning"—The coming of the nations | [3] |
| Assyria and the other kingdoms of the "tawny men" | [9] |
| Egypt and the Egyptians | [13] |
| The "vegetable kingdom" of Ancient Egypt | [25] |
| Greece before the age of luxury | [30] |
| Rome in the days of her greatest prosperity | [39] |
| The ancient Jews | [49] |
| The Chinese | [60] |