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of burning. The chief priest at Kalighat marked my forehead
with Kali's sign, but I soon rubbes it off.

Called to see Mr. & Mrs. Lee of the Lee Memorial
Home, and at 6 p. m. heard Mr. Zwiemor on Mohammedanish
again.

January 9th.
Called to see Viceroy's Secretary and got letters of intro-
duction to officials, after which I had interesting interview
with T. Wynne, Dr. Holmes, Mr. Paton and Mr. Porter.

In afternoon also saw Mohammedan seremonies for the
Muharram in anniversary of the deaths of Husain and Hassain.
Streets crowded with followers of the Prophet bewailing and
carrying banners. Left tonight for Benares.

January 10th.
Spent my 30th birthday in Benares. View from the river is marvel-
ously imposing and impressive, but the disgusting monkeys at
the Durga Temple, the vile obscenity of the Nepalese, the
filth and vulgarity of the Golden, and the crowds of fakirs,
snake-charmers, and mercenary priests, to say nothing of the
questionavle women that surround all thetemples--what a dis-
gusting conglomeration is Hinduism!

Called to see a Weslyan missionary, whose wife told
me some interesting stories of their work.

January 11th.--About 6:00 o'clock started for the river again. The
view of the riverside was no less impressive than yesterday from
an architectural standpoint, while the unabridged display of
colors in the garments of the crowds made a picture to delight
the soul of an artist. I should like never to forget it. Last