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 Wandering away from the central part of the city, one will find in the neighbourhood of its two famed museums, the Rijks and the Stedelijk, to be dealt with summarily hereafter, many picturesque residences, which will gladden the eye, and make one wish in vain that they could be transplanted and kept outwardly as bright and clean in London's murky atmosphere. Amsterdam, like Rotterdam, has its "Zoo." Both of these places were laid out from the very first with a view to the requirements and habits of their inmates, an example followed nearer home in recent years only. In conclusion, Amsterdam is a centre from which all places in Holland can be easily reached. From Amsterdam, too, all the steamers going to the Dutch East Indies take their departure.

For the guidance of visitors to the house of the Six Family, it may be pointed out