The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-07-13

London; that while in the discharge of his
duty he discovered a break in one of the
water mains, and upon inspecting it, found
that this main was directly under the mar
BILE flooring of the directors room of the
Bank of England. Down deep in the
vaults of the bank of England are i'm
mense sums of money deposited awaiting
to be claimed by lawful heirs. l am in
formed that no one can open an account
with the Bank of England unless he can
deposit at least $4,000. When note of
the Bank Of England returns, it is mme-
diately Cancelled, and all notes issued by
the bank are crisp, fresh and new. They
never issue note the second time. | am
informed that the paper upon which the
notes are printed is made in the bank build
ing, and so careful are they with it, that it
passes through thirty four different hands
before it is finally consigned to the printer
The cancelled notes are retained for ten
years, and then they are burned. | have
been led to write this short synopsis of the
Bank of England by thinking of the banks
of Switzerland.
The people of Switzerland-that is to
say the people living out in the country or
cantons-are generally poor. They cannot
boast of possessing much of this worlds
goods. But for honesty, uprghtness, and
hospitality l do not believe there is a peo-
pie on the face of the earth that can sur
pass them. They live in neat little cot
tages, white as the driven snow, nestled
away up there in the mountains. They
tend their herds make their cheese, and
come down into the towns and villages
occasionally to sell their produce. l was
one time roaming over the mountains in
Switzerland and came upon a neat little
white cottage belonging to Swiss herds
man. was very hungry, and fortunately
this Swiss family were already eating din
ner. went to the door of the cottage and
asked for glass of milk. The reason
asked for milk was, that it was the only
German word could say. When asked
for milch," the old herdsman came to the
door, made signs to me to enter; his good
wife prepared another seat for me beside
him at the table, and invited me to eat,
which l did do with hearty good will. l
mention this little incident to show the
difference between Americans and these
true hearted, generous Swiss. Their invi-
tation was generous, kind and whole-souled.
Now let an American lady have person
drop suddenly in for dinner, what CON-
motion it makes, how Hurried she becomes,
how anxious she is to have every thing
look so nice and tidy, and all the time she
will protest that your coming has not made
the least difference in the world, that she
would have had the same dinner prepared
even if you had not come, that your COM
ing did not put her to the least trouble,
while all the time you can see with half an
eye that your unexpected appearance has
created furry in the camp. While in
Switzerland l ate of strange dish, and l
imagine | can taste it now. The name of
this dish is cavaire." 1t is the roe of
sturgeon. prepared with vinegar, and is
black in color, very pungent to the taste.
1t resembles blackberry jam that has be-
come spoiled, with thin, green scum over
it, which green scum you mix with the
Jam. l can imagine taste it now, even
after three years have passed away since l
first tasted of it.
I believe started out with the intention
of describing the falls of the Giesbach and
the city of Zurich, but have rambled off
among other topics. There is in truth very
little l can say about the falls. and still less
about the city of Zurich. The falls of the
GieSbach are ON Lake Brienz, and we visit
ed them upon our route from Interlaken.
These fails are not like the frothy, topsy-
turvy, ponderous falls of Niagara, but is a
stream of water falling over the bank of
the lake from the lofty mountains which
surround it. l should judge that the first
fall of water commences away up in the
mountain, about 1 ,200 and you can see it
from the first leap, springing out from the
mountain top, and making for its first leap
the distance of $50 feet. 1t then runs
along on level for the short space of 90
feet and makes another plunge to the depth
of 200 feet; then after another slight break
it falls to the depth of 100 feet, and so on
until the water seeks the level of the lake.
The falls is about 20 feet in width. The
water is of creamy whiteness, and the noise
produced by the rushing of the water is
not so boisterous as that of our waterfalls.
To see these lofty, distinct and separate
falls, and yet continuous, is ga thing of
beauty, a JOY forever" Six of the water
falls can be seen at Il glance. They run
over white rock, and on each side are the
the chief beauty of the falls is exhibited at
night, when they are lighted up with diff
ferent colored lights placed behind them,
then they are truly beautiful. These falls
were first brought into notice by a poor
school master, by the name of keholi,
sometime about the year 1913. He was
great walker, and during one of his tramps
through the woods and mountains about
Lake brleHZ, ne dCClucully SIutuDltu over
these beautiful cascades. 1t is said he pur-
chased from the government the right to
the hills, and commenced to cut away the
pine trees, which had heretofore hidden the
falls from view. After he had exposed
them to view he constructed zigzag road
from the bottom to the top of the falls, and
charged small fee for the privilege of in
specting them. A short time ago the right
to the falls were purchased by stock COM
pany, who have built very fine hotel,
about 400 feet above the lake, opposite the
falls, and where you can sit on a long porch
and view the enhancing scenery by the
hour, without the least fatigue or feeling
of loneliness. In all my travels, l never
left spot so reluctantly as did the charm,
ing retreat Wherever went, went with
a rush. | could not bear to stay anywhere
after had seen all objects of interest, but
my memory fondly fingers around this de-
lightfuly cool and lovely spot. l do not
wonder that the Swiss people love their