CHAPTER. PAGE I. General Survey of Persia--Climate and Products--Inhabitants--Manufactories and Trades--Government and Taxation--The Army 17-22 II. The Ancient History of Persia. 22-30 III. Architecture of Persia 30-35 IV. The Language and Poetry of Persia 35-41 PART II. _Religions._ I. Parsee Religion--Bible and Doctrines--Their Rituals 42-49 II. Mohammedanism--Mohammed--His Birth and Character--The Conquest of Islam 49-58 III. The Mohammedan Religion 59-60 IV. The Creed of Islam 61-62 V. The Priesthood--Mujtahids--Arch-Mujtahids, Common Mujtahids--Mollah--The Sayyids--Darwishes--Their Service 62-75 VI. The Laymen--Middle Class--Low Class 75-81 VII. The Mosques and their Services--Special Service 81-86 VIII. Moslem's Private Prayer and Fasting 86-90 IX. The Pilgrimages--Preparation--Alms Giving--Carrying the Dead--The Motive in Pilgrimages for the Dead--The Female Pilgrims--Their Returning 91-101 X. The Shiite Moslem's Mu-har-ram--Singers 101-11 XI. Heaven and Hell 112-15 XII. Matrimony 115-20 PART III. I. The Royal Family--The King in his Palace--His Table--Treasury--Wives 120-28 II. Governor--Prisons--Executions 128-34 III. Counts or Lords 134-36 IV. Cities--Holidays--Schools 136-44 PART IV. I. Bobeism--Bobe--His Doctrine--His Personal Appearance 145-52 II. The Kurds--Occupation--Their Character--Houses--Religion 153-59 PART V. I. The Nestorians--Their Place--Language 160-62 II. Their History 163-64 III. Clergy 164-65 IV. Churches and Ordinances 166-70 V. Assyrian or Nestorian College 170-71 VI. Assyrian Missionary Spirit 172-74 VII. Their Persecutions 174-79 VIII. Their Condition at the time American Missions were started 179-80 PART VI. I. Introduction of Mission Work 181-83 II. Method of Work 183-86 III. Development of Mission Work 187-90