The Golden Land - The True Story and Experiences of Settlers in Canada #271621

I had already. Noted the group! Of foreigners with large, innocent faces, no collars, and ponderous bodies roofed by wide-awakes 0f formidable circumference. On the bridge those gentle, untidy aliens were carefully. Examined, one by one — men, women, and phlegmatic youngsters. Their heads were un covered and tilted, uncompromising thumbs pushed back their brows, and vigilant doctors peered into the sockets of their eyes. For trachoma is a serious' disease, and Canada wants no more of it. At last we stood before the ship's doctor, who waved us on with the smiling! Assurance: You are all right But in my case one of the other doctors was not so sure. He bared my head and confronted me with searching severity. Then he 'returned my. Cap and I was free to' emigrate.