, 1842-10-01
Like q lions: some of them are rather

stroke Oh u powerful man, and when
they occasionally paused and lifted
up their scyths to whet them, their
figures and bearings were frequently
impressive. They receive ABOUT Is
cents a day for this work, and tn.
men about "a.
The weather was unsettled when
we were at Chamouni, so that it was
impossible 10 make the very fatiguing
and dangerous ascent of Mont Blanc;
but we crossed the mer ne glace, ii
glacier about 9 miles wide and %
long. extending round the east flank
iof Mont Blanc, and descending
through the g"rges, falling over noun
tain slopes at All angle Of from 40 to
43 degs into the valley. | have care
fully examined these glaclers-made
diliIent inquiries of the guides, on
the spot. and | consider their forma-
tim. destruction, renewal and moce-
ments among the wonders of nature.
| know you take a deep interest in
whatever relates to Natural science.
and | have Il rich budget for You
whenl return, touching these foun-
,ains Of Alpine rivers, streams and
fertility.
Far as the mer de glaze (sea OF ice)
ana m the opposite sIde, Is the Jar
din GARDEN Il ltlle grass plot, with
some flowers which The sun warns
INTO i,te, in 4 cone of the mountains
between 5000 and 1900 feet above
the sea. We determined, to see ii,
! ;..nn II 1t was 7 hours walk from our
hotel, over rulnel alps, 5r"ken into Il
world of fragments, mixed with an
equal quantity OF Ice and snow, and
over Il .cierS rent into chaSLIs OF I'M
measurable deptii, and of fearful
width, over which we lcapeda thou
land tunes by The and vi our long
poles, armed At II end with IrCn- 1
Looked back yet with horror upon the
deeds, OF that day. AT TWO points
OF our route we passed 90 feet along
the surface of the mountain SIDE,
rising at an angle OF so deg. 5000
feet above US, aud descending Into
yawnins chIsms 1909 ieet below Us,
while our only support was a narrow
ledLe OF rock not TWO inches wide,
~ which | rest our feet, While with
our upper hand we took hold OF Il
similar ledge above, and with our
lower rested our pike upon Il suni!ar
one ae.Ow. If You had seen Us in
The C ot passing, you would not
have gwen sixpeIce ior our lives
Upon my Return 70 tne Hotel next
day. | sat down and wrote out at
length our Pill, rimage 10 tie Mer de
GLlcc.
o. the 9Th Of July we set out for
Great st. Bernard, by way OF Mar
tigny, and travelled linee days On
mules. wish YOU could have seen
Us leaving Llddes !Vr the iIospIce,
each on a mule with Il large hrinpen
sack OF hay behind hin t. feed The
mules with. But we were amply re-
pad by what we saw and felt at the
BenedIciIne Convent, where we spent
tie minter night of July 10, and saw
the morgue, " dread house,, Ii which
the bodies OF unfortunate travellers
who perish in the snoaS are deposit
ed, Win nothing bat i sheet around
them; aud - cold and So pure Is the
AR that they never putIIiy. | SAW
them st,nuIng there-i saw the
mother AMI her child Standing there
together. 1t WAS L horrible sight, |
never can forget II. But | mu,t cut
This letter short, and get ready 10
leave Geneva Tomorrow morning
through the Swiss Cantons 10 the
Rhine. and down 10 Holland and Bel
gruln. and over 10 Lnudon. where we
hope To STE friends and receive letters,
and perhaps report ourselves again.
Ase,er. yuuIs, j. z. DURBiN.
Genera, Swiizeriand, July Is, 1912.
FOLLY OF Perry DlsriNcrIoN.-Mr.
Be,hune in his eloquent addresses be-
fore the PhiIoma,hean Society,""
speaks justly Of the false distinctions
which would be a~ristocrats, some
times seek 10 maintain even in Am.
erican society.
The orator very truly says that
''the prejudlces of the dark ages,
when Il false aristocracy condemned
labor in any form as a dishonorable
necessity, is passing away, and should
have no place in a philosophical or
republican mind. To determine a
mans position in society by the hon.
est calling he follows in life. is as con-
trary TO The justice of good sense. IS
it is to the genius Of our Political in
situations. The petty distinctions of
social rank which exist in this eoun-
try excite the deserved ridicule of