Stebbins, R. 1963 Asian Trip Calcutta Jan. 25 Incidentally, the cows were seen drinking and bathing in the sewage channels and pecking at all kinds of litter. There is a train depot here where one may see 8-10 trains at once and as many buses - all in the open air. I saw a thin ragged Indian operating a switch by using a crowbar to shift the key rail. Some girls were found sleeping on the sidewalk. I had to detour to avoid them. A line of wash hung in the iron fence nearby. Evidently this patch of sidewalk near the train depot is 'home'. One of the girls had a large goiter. A crowd at one point was watching a sidewalk artist who was sketching with charcoal and pastels directly on the cement. Another crowd was listening to a 'John-the-Baptist' type preacher. A mounted policeman stood nearby. Another crowd had gathered around a man seated in the ground who was beating a drum. Again, a place of contrast. Inside the Grand Hotel, I live at the height of luxury, soft carpets and lights, music, the most elegant furnishings, people smartly dress. All is clean, cool, and ventilated. Outside within inches of the entrance are people in abject poverty; thin, nearly