CHAPTER XXV.

LEYDEN'S UNIVERSITY, HAARLEM'S FLOWERS, AND AMSTERDAM'S COMMERCE.

The Great Siege.--A University as a Reward of Valor.--John Robinson and the Pilgrim Fathers.--Horse Flesh as Food.--Haarlem and the Flower Boom.--Amsterdam's Islands and Canals.--A City Built on Stakes.--Business of Amsterdam.--President Kruger at Utrecht.--Queer Customs in Holland.--The Dutch Mania for Cleanliness.--Mr. Edward Bok on "The Mother of America," 222