Isawrealglasswindowsinthehousesofeventhecommonestpeople。Someofthehousesarenotofstone，noryetofbricks;Isolemnlysweartheyaremadeofwood。Housestherewilltakefireandburn，sometimes——actuallyburnentirelydown，andnotleaveasinglevestigebehind。Icouldstatethatforatruth，uponmydeath—bed。Andasaproofthatthecircumstanceisnotrare，Iaverthattheyhaveathingwhichtheycallafire—engine，whichvomitsforthgreatstreamsofwater，andiskeptalwaysinreadiness，bynightandbyday，torushtohousesthatareburning。Youwouldthinkoneenginewouldbesufficient，butsomegreatcitieshaveahundred;theykeepmenhired，andpaythembythemonthtodonothingbutputoutfires。
Foracertainsumofmoneyothermenwillinsurethatyourhouseshallnotburndown;andifitburnstheywillpayyouforit。Therearehundredsandthousandsofschools，andanybodymaygoandlearntobewise，likeapriest。Inthatsingularcountryifarichmandiesasinner，heisdamned;
hecannotbuysalvationwithmoneyformasses。Thereisreallynotmuchuseinbeingrich，there。Notmuchuseasfarastheotherworldisconcerned，butmuch，verymuchuse，asconcernsthis;becausethere，ifamanberich，heisverygreatlyhonored，andcanbecomealegislator，agovernor，ageneral，asenator，nomatterhowignorantanassheis——justasinourbelovedItalythenoblesholdallthegreatplaces，eventhoughsometimestheyarebornnobleidiots。There，ifamanberich，theygivehimcostlypresents，theyaskhimtofeasts，theyinvitehimtodrinkcomplicatedbeverages;butifhebepoorandindebt，theyrequirehimtodothatwhichtheytermto\"settle。\"Thewomenputonadifferentdressalmosteveryday;thedressisusuallyfine，butabsurdinshape;theveryshapeandfashionofitchangestwiceinahundredyears;anddidIbutcovettobecalledanextravagantfalsifier，Iwouldsayitchangedevenoftener。
HairdoesnotgrowupontheAmericanwomen\'sheads;itismadeforthembycunningworkmenintheshops，andiscurledandfrizzledintoscandalousandungodlyforms。Somepersonsweareyesofglasswhichtheyseethroughwithfacilityper—haps，elsetheywouldnotusethem;andinthemouthsofsomeareteethmadebythesacrilegioushandofman。Thedressofthemenislaughablygrotesque。Theycarrynomusketinordinarylife，nornolong—pointedpole;theywearnowidegreen—linedcloak;theywearnopeakedblackfelthat，noleatherngaitersreachingtotheknee，nogoat—skinbreecheswiththehairsideout，nohob—nailedshoes，noprodigiousspurs。
Theywearaconicalhattermeda\"nail—kag;\"acoatofsaddestblack;