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On Friday I had to cancl [cancel] an appointment for tea as I was too tired. In the
evening came the reception on the Town Hall of the Mayoress. Of course I spoke and
the Doctor was able to speak also. It was very well arraged and I think went off
well but the chief guests were too tired to know. On Saturday I rested again in
the morning and in the afternoon Mrs. Hull took us in her Motor to call upon the Minis-
ter and Mrs. Smuts. He is regarded as the chief and dominating mind in the Cabinet
They live on a farm as the five children are delicate and theyvare [they are] bringing them
Mrs. Smuts was educated at Wellington by Americans. She was never out of South Afri-
ca and is called very clever with a great influence over her husband. We found her
with unkept hair and a reform dress which made her look anything but prepossessing.
She served tea but forgot the cakes which had been provided. Her brother strolled
in and later left withot [without] a word. We concluded they were eccentric. However Mr.
Smuts said he had no objection to woman suffrage. The house was well kept and clean
In the bedroom where we laid off our wraps there was a fur robe over the bed which
looked primitive and another on the couch. A rain the night before had settled
the dust and made the air cooler. The afternnoon [afternoon] had therefore been very delight-
ful. To-day Sunday I have refused all invitations in order to get my mail in order
my packing done in order to leace [leave] early tomorrow morning and not to approach the
work in Johannisburg in too tired a condition. The people of S Africa say they
must not work so hard ad [as] other people as the altitude is too hard on the heart. WE [We]
are trying to go slow too. The real difficulty is they have black folks to do the
hard work.

The Manager of the Premier mine said the 75% of the S. African diamonds
went to the U.S.A.

The best Zoo in S. Africa is here and it is very good inddeed [indeed]. The Musm [Museum] is also good, the chief objects of interest being S African animals of course.

On Friday I had to cancl [cancel] an appointment for tea as I was too tired. In the
evening came the reception on the Town Hall of the Mayoress. Of course I spoke and
the Doctor was able to speak also. It was very well arraged and I think went off
well but the chief guests were too tired to know. On Saturday I rested again in
the morning and in the afternoon Mrs. Hull took us in her Motor to call upon the Minis-
ter and Mrs. Smuts. He is regarded as the chief and dominating mind in the Cabinet
They live on a farm as the five children are delicate and theyvare [they are] bringing them
Mrs. Smuts was educated at Wellington by Americans. She was never out of South Afri-
ca and is called very clever with a great influence over her husband. We found her
with unkept hair and a reform dress which made her look anything but prepossessing.
She served tea but forgot the cakes which had been provided. Her brother strolled
in and later left withot [without] a word. We concluded they were eccentric. However Mr.
Smuts said he had no objection to woman suffrage. The house was well kept and clean
In the bedroom where we laid off our wraps there was a fur robe over the bed which
looked primitive and another on the couch. A rain the night before had settled
the dust and made the air cooler. The afternnoon [afternoon] had therefore been very delight-
ful. To-day Sunday I have refused all invitations in order to get my mail in order
my packing done in order to leace [leave] early tomorrow morning and not to approach the
work in Johannisburg in too tired a condition. The people of S Africa say they
must not work so hard ad [as] other people as the altitude is too hard on the heart. WE [We]
are trying to go slow too. The real difficulty is they have black folks to do the
hard work.

The Manager of the Premier mine said the 75% of the S. African diamonds
went to the U.S.A.

The best Zoo in S. Africa is here and it is very good inddeed [indeed]. The Musm [Museum] is also good, the chief objects of interest being S African animals of course.