| XX. | [ Hinduism--and the Himalayas] | 198 |
| Theoretical vs. Practical Hinduism | ||
| The Kalighat Temple, Calcutta | ||
| Human Sacrifices | ||
| Two Indian Places of Worship: A Contrast | ||
| A Visit to Benares | ||
| Burning the Bodies of the Dead | ||
| "Religion" as It Is in Benares | ||
| The Himalayas: A New and Happier Subject. |
| XXI. | [ "The Poor Benighted Hindus"] | 210 |
| India's Enormous Population | ||
| "The Wealth of the Indies" a Romance | ||
| A Typical Indian Village | ||
| No Chairs, Mattresses, Knives, or Forks Used | ||
| Where It Is 105 at Midnight | ||
| "Gunga Din" in Evidence | ||
| The Lady of Banbury Cross Outdone. |
| XXII. | [Hindu Farming and Farm Life] | 218 |
| Primitive Tools Used by Farmers | ||
| What Crops Are Grown | ||
| Where Drought Means Death | ||
| Reducing the Ravages of Famine | ||
| Usury and a Remedy | ||
| Where America Is Behind | ||
| Landowner and Farm Laborer | ||
| Salaam, O Little Folk! |
| XXIII. | [The Caste System in India] | 226 |
| No Man May Rise Higher, but May Fall Lower | ||
| How Fatalism Sustains Caste | ||
| Contamination by Touch | ||
| A Bone Collector's Pride of Rank | ||
| The "Thief Caste" | ||
| Caste and the Banyan Tree | ||
| A Maharaja's Defence of Caste | ||
| Some Forces That Are Battering Down the System | ||
| Foreign Travel Weakening Caste. |
| XXIV | [The Plight of the Hindu Woman] | 236 |
| "Woman Is Not to Be Trusted" | ||
| Twelve-year-old Brides and Bridegrooms | ||
| A Wedding Procession in Agra {xvi} | ||
| 5000 Rupees for a Wedding Feast | ||
| The Plight of the Child-wives | ||
| Cruel Treatment of Widows | ||
| The Picture Not Wholly Dark | ||
| One Worthy Tribute to the Grace of Woman. |
| XXV. | [More Leaves from an India Notebook] | 246 |
| Some Historic Indian Cities | ||
| India No More Homogeneous than Europe | ||
| English Rule: An Interview with Mr. Krishnaswami Iyer | ||
| Indian Wealth in a Few Hands | ||
| 16 Cents a Day an Incredibly High Wage | ||
| No Horses on Indian Farms | ||
| Bombay a Great Cotton Market | ||
| The Story of a Man-eater | ||
| A Snake Story to End With. |
| XXVI. | [What the Orient May Teach Us] | 261 |
| Conservation the Keynote | ||
| What Neglect of Her Forests Has Cost China | ||
| Forestry Lessons from Japan and Korea | ||
| Conserving Individual Wealth | ||
| The Essential Immorality of Waste | ||
| Avoiding the Wastes of War | ||
| Preserving Our Physical Stamina and Racial Strength | ||
| A Lesson from China | ||
| Patriotism as a Moral Force | ||
| The Coming "Conflict of Color" | ||
| Oriental vs. Occidental Ideals. |
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