The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-11-14
LETTER FROM SWETZER.
LAND.

EssERr-FALLoH, DISTRICT SAIGSELI.)
GIEN, SWITZERLAND, Sept. 2S.
This cay finds me in Pomenburg,
iowa of considerable note, on the Eas
sids oil the Jura, once the seat of the
Archbishop Of Boscl, possessing among
the rest, n aourishing Catholic College
once an institution led by the jesuit. An
old tower, With prison in which the
victim was let down into, to pass through
the horrible portal OF death, by SOLITARY
starvation, aud which is said to have been
built by the Romans. Q ute near Is the
bait le ground Of Cesar with the Germans
under Aricustus, which have visited sev.
eral times. In fact the Jura, which
have crossed and rccrossed sever times,
endorses the principal camping places OF
this illustrious Roman, whilst on his
campaign against the Gauls and Hclya,
tions,
| am now pretty well acquainted with
the manners, topography and history of
Switzerland Besides the inhabitants of
the Jura, being worthy of Gallo origin,
have many peculiarities in their tastes,
and manners common to their race, diff
Icrent from those of the German Can
tons, and should not be omitted by a vis-
itor going to Switzerland; yet il he be
ac acquainted with the life Of the French
pcasanty, as il is in the mountainous
parts Of France, he will have some idea
of the Swiss mountsineers in the Jura.
My town over the Alps was in the
highest degree an interesting one, which
] may some day in detail, in some of our
American periodicals.
My stay in Switz ,rlanl was intcrrupt-
ed by several excursions into the eastern
Department Of France. Last week
visited Protestant minister, in Bearcon-
it, cousin germautnc 10 the noted French
naturalist, CuVier. and wns finely rcceiy-
ed. Being also at Mt Belaird, his birth
place, protestant town on the railroad,
between Besoncions and Dion. Here
was present at vintage celebration, quite
a time in wine countries. II was given
by tho posteur of an adioinging village.
The guests for we had dinner on the
American picnic order, on the grass
were mixture Of medical and theologic-
al students, from Strasburg, who are hay
ing vacation, among whom was an ac-
quainiance Of mine, n son of the cele'
brated geologist, Thurman, and an indef-
mite numbe ofiolly preachers, and what
interested me most-prcaehers daughters
pima 1iritaSl
For a time again felt happy, TO find
myself in so tolerant an atmosphere.
Near Pomentray, there is chapel in.
which is found figure of the Virgin Ma
ry, which is held in the highest venera-
ton by the peasantry, on account of oaco
being the cause of the withdrawal Of the
Swedes in 1864, She having enveloped
the town, which was thea much largcl
than row, in Cog so that when they ar
rived on an adjoining mountain it was
entirely invincible---the Swedes here-
tics of course turned about and thus len
the city, several centuries longer, in the
blssful ignorance of church tyranny
However, since the expulsion of the Jes-
uits and the flight of the Bishops, who
ruled with an iron hand, the town is be-
coming more penetrat i've and tree in its
religious reasoniDgs'
1t is quite interesting to record the cid
church indulgences, in Latin, banging
about the walls, which are signed by the
papal pens, which declare there is quite
al much virtue in them as II the poor
pilgrim were to visit st. Petors at Rome;
Of which we have L OF the least doubt