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Best general references: Report on Alien Immigration by Messrs. Schloss and Burnett, 1893; North Am. Review, vol. 156, pp. 220 ff; Forum, XIII...
...present laws restricting immigration are stringent enough, since-(a) they serve directly to keep out (1) criminals; (2) diseased persons; (3) persons unable to support themselves; (4) contract laborers, (Schloss, (71-78).- (b) they indirectly compel great care on the part of steamship companies in selectiong emigrants (Schloss...
...comparative quiet of the little town afford a grateful relief after the more bouyant gayeties of the continental capitals. Then, too, its situation is charmingly picturesque. It lies on the banks of the Neckar with the vine-covered hills in the distance and covering all the old ivy-mantel Schloss, rich in historic interest and tradition. There is a singular fascination in the dreamy quiet of the place, essentially old-world in its nature ; and unless you possess exceptional strength of will you gradually yield to the influence of the Siren spell...