CHAPTER V.

Washington—Style of Speaking in Congress—Congress no Nursery for Statesmen—Society in Washington—Episcopal Church in Washington—Some Opinions of an American Bishop—Commissioner of Agriculture—Use of the Department—Its Museum gives an Idea of the Vastness of the Country—Its Natural Advantages—What Variety of Productions has done for England will be repeated in America—Special Excellence of Californian Productions—The Californian himself—California compared with Italy—Why Coloured Waiters preferable to White—Negro Funeral with Masonic Honours—American Birds’ Nests—Bill for making Education compulsory—Coloured Schools—Comparative Intelligence of the Negro—Vulgar Errors about Americans—Night Attendants at Hotel read ‘Oliver Twist’—Capitol—Treasury—Patent Office—What our Diplomacy in America should be—Use of Iced Water 44