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and getting lunch took the train for Kandy. A very pictur-
esque route through tropical jungle, tea plantations, rub-
ber plantations, etc. Glad to fin Capt. Buchanan at the
Queen's.

February 4th.

Went for a ride through the Botanical Gardens with Capt.
Buchanan. Greatly interested in seeing nutmeg trees (some-
thing like double-size thornless hollies), clove trees,rubber
trees, palm leaf fan trees, orchids, and the sensitive
plant; also bats as large as crows. Returned to Colombo
in the afternoon.

February 5th.

Up early, got breakfast (after writing a few postals) and
took my luggage to the pier where at 10:00 o'clock a launch
took me to my steamer, the "Buelow", which will be my home
for two weeks. There was considerable excitement over a case
of smallpox amonng the passengers -- a lady who was carried to
the hospital in Colombo. Vaccinated this afternoon.

After so much strenuous travel, glad to rest on
shipboard awhile.

February 8th.

At work on my article on "The Caste System in India." Weather
quite warm but not uncomfotably so in thin clothing.

February 10th.

Finished my article on "The Plight od the Indian Woman." We
are having a thoroughly delightful voyage. In fact, I be-
lieve I have not had a rainy day since I was at Nankou Pass
early in November --although we had a few showers in Singa-
pore and perhaps other places.