The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-09-06
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near 50 far, but, in some respects, it Is
"A much greater. transition than from
Paris to milwaukee,, for QUO sees in tlie
style aud fashion Of dress much more
that Is Partisan in our western cities
than in this ancient Swiss town. But
in their manner Of celebrating the Sab
hath, the European, rather than tho
American, style prevails I had ah op.
l'ortunity 10 tee tho inhabitants ON Sun.
day, in-their plain s,,u,l..y elothop, IS
you viii seq at a country meeting house
in Ameriea, perfectly clean, but IN siyle
and cut such rs were worn ia Aus, lea
twonty years ago. Taey we're out with
their wives aud children in tho parks,
on the streets, in beer gardens, or lish-
ing with hook aud line in the swift riv-
er that flows through the town.
Situated on the banks Of tho river
Limmst, bordciod on the East by the
Zurich mountain. on the vest adjoining
the Uso mountain, with its steep de-
elivities; towards the south. opening on
the lake, the shores Of which are Gov
erred with l,ieteurezque villas and ,illa-
ges-with a fine background of forest.
vineyard and AlpS-,he scenery Of Zu-
rich. (the easfT1m zlaie.sas Of tho Ro-
nans) Is truly charming. Like the
great metropolis of the United King.
dom, Zurich consists Of nine independ.
ent communities surrounding the center
with belt of pretty little towns, inter
sIiersed with parks and walks and coun.
try houses. About 60,00o is the num-
her Of the inhabitants Of the canton.
The center Of tho town ia, in part,
composed Of narrow streets, eneven
and hilly, bus on entering tho new
streets and quarters. one sees fine, sol.
id, modern houses built Of stone, which,
ii they DO not satisfy severe critics 81
architectural beauty. furnish strong
contrast with the older and qnainter
buildings Of the city. First of all the
sshool honses, perfect palaces Of their
kind, are 70 b. admired. The splendid
pile Of buildings, known ~ the Poly
technis school and tic University, j.
424 feet long. 25s feet brad rnd a3
fret high. Il atsnas =, a bin sl.s4e alt
the other buildings of tho ei.y. The
rear rooms Of the enormous huiIding
contains geological. n,ineral.,gicai aud
techtologicsl collections. while the cen
tral part IS devoted TO archaeology and
collections Of eugravings and prints
All continued they firm the hest col-
Iectiva museum Of Sutherland. Tt
| the right Of the Polytechnic school are
the Asylums for AGED citizens, rnamn
naents of civic charity, 70 che Ieft the
Asylum for the blind aud deaf and
dumb Ther- are also the clsemical
Iahrasory, Agricultural College, Can
tgnAl Triirn,ary, $50 feet long, with SEQ
beds. and the Astronomical Ohservato-
ry. Other buildings devoted to COM
mrrce and traffic such as Lssl. *
houses, an immense railway stAtion.
and laIatial Butchers Hall, gise 70
this comparatively small community the
aspect and Importance Of city Of more
than medinm rank.
If the reader desires to know ans
thing 4nore about Zurich, which is no;
probable, 1 respectfully refer b m to the
school geography, and the encyclopedia
where I got my information. One
scarcely knows what to write about in
these old historic towns that have been
written about so much already, yet il
we could but have a true picture Of the
trivial things that the tourist sees and
| experiences, am persuaded it would
be more interesting reading than de
scriptious and statistics. For my OWL
part have been more interested il
what ] have seen from the car window
while travelling through the country
or in the streets Of different cities ans
towns, than in the mnch rewritten mu
seums, art collections, architectural an.
other monuments that every tourist ha
Ell
tc "do.f listening in lacadaisica
mari yr-ijke say 10 ,iis bore Of a gnide
telling hsa p.aiiy ises long, wide, an,
high, this part Of the cathedral Is, VIII
designed that part, or who restore,
this, the number Of the statues 6
saints, their cost per saint, and othe
statistical rubbish. Most tourists tllinl
they must see just bat is put down i
the gnide book and nothing more
Kuo.ving nothing Of the history or III
efatu re Of the countries they visit, the.
take home just what they bring, vas
.uborlnt Of ignorance, with relics Q
photographs and pieces Of stone, pickle
ipiHl this or that ruin.
i ! got up quite early the other morr
iug IN Berne, intending TO walk abou
the city before the time for the trsi
for Interlaken. Ii the lobby Of th
hotel we're half dozen America
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