PART I

TO PANAMA

CHAPTER PAGE

I CHICAGO TO NEW ORLEANS--PRINCIPALLY CHICAGO 11

II GETTING OFF 23

III AT SEA 29

IV PORT LIMÓN 48

V COLÓN AND THE PANAMA RAILWAY 64

VI PANAMA 87

VII AT GRAN HOTEL CENTRÁL 100

VIII FOR DOCTORS ONLY 125

IX A SIESTA AND SUCH 136

X ABOUT TOWN 151

XI TOWN TOPICS 169

XII THE PAST AND THE PRESENT PANAMA 176

XIII NEW YEAR’S DAY AND THE SABANAS 184

XIV THE BULL-FIGHT 192