xx Germany

Parts of call! The world's end. Strange, fascinating lands beckon us. Fittest rebel and their exotic spenders.

Come with us as we head forps of call. In the heart of Europe, stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Swiss Alps, lies Germany. Her medieval city still seemed to have come to life from some vast picture book of legends.

Even the industrial Germany of today conceals many a village whose customs are those of feudal days. and whose youths and maidens wear the colorful peasant costumes, the origins of which are lost in the shadowy past.

Crossing the windy North Sea, our steamer sails up the river Elba, and anchors at the docks of Hamburg, largest seaport in Europe, and distributing center for all the continent. In the great public squares are enormous markets, and the business section is connected with the suburbs by innumerable tiny canals, on which small steamer

is pli from morning to night. From Hamburg, we take a train across the province of Hanover, birthplace of a line of English kings, and find ourselves in the old university town of Mard de Bourg, early home of Martin Luther.

It is a summer afternoon in the year 1500 and five. Young Martin Luther and his father are walking home to the dance forest. Martin? Martin? Yes, Father. I have spoken to you three times. Oh, I'm sorry, Father. I was thinking that is what you always say nowadays when I speak to you.

Up. Walk faster. It's beginning to rain. You see, Father, I... It's a good thing to be interested in your study of law, my son. But lately you are spending too much time discussing religion with the monks.