The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22

from others that destroy and prey upon
them. In the cold northern lands, animals
are clothed in warm furs and thick coatings
OF hair to fit them for their life; in tropical
cllmes 1t is the reverse of the former, that.
they may the better endure the heat. Birds
that swim in water have feathers different
from such as live on land, and so we might
go on through
THE WHOLE COURSE T NATURE,
and find not one flaw or useless Organiza-
ton, although it may be conceded that we
may not always detect the utility of Il q:
various features so widely different that.
we see IN animal life. Man is no exception
TO the general rule; and now I'll get ne. =.
the point want to substantiate The biz,
nose of the Jew, the obiique ewes of the,
Chinaman, the swarthy skin of the Arab.
the big mouth of the Irishman. the long
legs of the Yankee, the shcFt legs of the
Swiss, and so on through the human race.
all are OF use 10 the peculiar peoples.
though it may not appear plain in each
case why it should be so. One thing is
plain, and that is that long legged Yankee
is not at home on the steep sides of the
Alps. Many thousands are now in the
scenic retreats of this lovely little country.
and you can always point them out as men
from broad America. The Swiss bear in
the features of the face strong marks Of
foreheads, and the heads are commonly
round.
THE SWISS WOMEN
are not as fascinating as the women Of the
Roman nation, but they bear marks Of
strong, noble characters, and have Won-
derful, sweet. musical voice. In most OF
the cantons, they. through long and vigor-
Gus trail ing, can pretty well take their out
door labOrs in company with the men: and
Switzerland hNbipd 40
tries of Europe in making women work for
a living.
That there are also brains in the we'll
formed heads of the Swiss. can be proved
by their fine little government Watched
from the soft cushioned thrones of the
royal heads of Europe, the vigorous and
healthy life of the pure principles Of re
publicanism that they Sc in Switzerland.
make them singularly uneasy, that the rule
OF monarchs is losing sway. Such men as
Bismarck may say hard things about the
little federal government, but it does nos
have much effect in this age. France is
proud of her little sister and during the
late spat with the big, awkward German,
SHE CHEERED SWITZERLAND
for her dignity. The Republican party in
Italy is most in the majority, and the day
will come, in few years, there will
be some shaking up in the governments of
Europe, when it is also clear that number
will zone republican form of government
AS continual hard working people, the
Swiss have few superiors, and the effect
of the hard tolls of life shows tself pre-
maturely in many of the inhabitants. As
the country is poorly adapted for agricu!-
tural purposes, nearly all flour and grains
are imported. being mostly bought with
dairy products; and this is the greatest
country for cheese in the world II pro
duces yearly more than forty Thousand
tons. passed large market this morning
that reminded me thoroughly, or fOrcibly
brought to my senses. that l was in a land
of stout cheese. But all of the cheese
made here is wonderfully nice-tastiug, if
the smell of some kinds is not the sweetest.
c.