The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25

mailed figures OF Duke Ernest's warriors have
sor Window out ovSp the fsom deep Sus
tors q Lake Leman. with the .gulls flash.
ng SsTse away over and s the a hs ches
shore. II then n steamboat darts swiftly by
With modern men, and women. crowding its
IN ono OF its most splendid forms the steam
Fo besor o G no Soa
range OF vision. you saw nothing that the first
wes bedroom window o when the sse eastlS WAS
now and modern intrusion upon a natural
There is. another side besides the English
and grumblinE side to this change in the APP
pearancc Of Switzerland, and the grumblers
returned. 1t may be painful to some persons
to SEQ summer resort hotel on the. peak OF
same SE"sE"a Pefsons even they sndarsd
inc absence Of the railway which now puts the
old Swiss w2vd weHs fhs
only accommodation there For the. ancient
SWISS hhost.lry was picturesque from the. out
to drink but goats milk. from which most Of
us arc thankful that we are preserved. with n
Toy bnth. with stuiry room to sleep In and
q bed too short for n wcligrown child. For
Mo the Of h I'D f Wy and
S sr%,t there are hundred thousand
%HT k s hS yfw Sad to hSm as and we
Which to view them.
distinct directions, Tho second has to do with
the manners and tho mental conditions OF the
view tho situation from tho nessimlstic' stand
point hnvo tho decided advantage. Some
chango IN SWISS manners and mental condi-
tons. But far moro must DO said upon tho
other side. II tho influx Of myriads Of tourists.
nccomm odation has improved Switzerland in
material civilization. 1t has also lamentably
dctcriOratcd tho Swiss.
There has boon good deal snid and written
upnn ancient and sturdy virtues as contrasted
T Tt mod,nrn W"nknesses and corruptions.
orlty Of III" farmor in strength. physical and
moral, to the city man. As. II matter Of fact.
anc" in war time better than the farmer.
Nonll know that tho bunco stecrer and tho
sW r'"rMrd monte man, and thH green goods
honest nrmcr folk. In the same way ii is a
sour omig OF great pleasure to certain minds to
msr times Witt the condt ons in ,' our p own ,S
cntinc historian. Searching Tor facts and not
Iaz1i"d by the sheen of armor. nor dcluded by
hS ng%try 81 xih own phrases Ias stripped
illkEnt, neither srotcss nor rerfumed,
do ri" S ,yi Of the present have had good
Those who SEQ tho young men OF Switzer-
land. about the streets or marshaled in the
doubt hat these latter gen crntions would light
rs fearicsslv and as unconluernby for tho be-
loVrd mountains as did tho blowers OF Tell
after Winkcriel. Tho Swiss of to-day are as
cnYntry-!oving as ever. and would do better
have better arms. and understand tho defend
ing OF thalr mountains moro thoroughly.
,,, Ana; further; it lsan open question whether
nni IN tho simple virtues rs is sometimes
tn nd II I ,h haye NOR" temnations now.
lhultS are moro in evidence. 1t may be- in
d"ed it is not unlEcly. that be- orc they had
another. and thus got training for the larger
CONGREGATIONS they are now. carrying on. The
, W"tlh lonG aG2 esased believing in the virtue
also in tho theory that because a people lead a
smnle. agricnpltnral lito they are therefore
honesty to patriotism and heroic courage.
But there, seems to- be good reason for the
hoard es wheps whsss
dealing gave no chance for great wealth. and
loving that country passlonately because OF
defence with which nature has endowed it.
We're IN many respects superior to the races
freedom. liercer hatred OF bondage. broader
S Ti d desire Sr
But the transformation of Switzerland into
a resort FOR tourists Of all nations has changed
hundred thousand strangers have swept
TROUGH their country, in great divisions that
pause AT ca'h city and completely occupy it
and the surrounding county. Al Of these
strangers como with money, part. Of whialAthey
must must spGnd in Switzerland; They ARD Gree
with their money giving when they SHOULD
not. tcmnting every ono to cheat themhr to
try to cheat HON. A considerable percentage
Of these people nro loose and careless in their
way Of living. either from natural bent or be-
cause they arc far from the restraints OF their
nn" Of he earliest noticeable effects OF this
throng Of outsiders was tho sweeping away OF
The H. smnle customs and manners Of the Swiss.
has hlt' ftr Il .,f =
rlo that tho Swiss peasant costume is worn
voluntarily in few parts OF Switzerland to-day.
and hugo white sleeves and silver chains OF
tn. peasant costume ono may he reasonably
sure that she is wearing it because the persYo
or hotel for whom she works compcls her Or
because sho thinks she can mako something
ont OF strangers hy having it on. In a cfowd
of peasants leaving church on a sunday morn.
in, miro out OF ten will have on clothes SINH
lar i9 those tho Bowcry and Division street
Again. the visitors from monarchical coun-
tri"s, and even tho visitors from republican
America. accustomed to tho servants in other
servants to adopt tho serv,lity and crinCing
which mako sick tho heart OF a democrat.
la Hat time " s is WHEN Pa ns S SW
and all Of the humble people wore as tho in
mabi'nnts OF an ancient republic, should be-
crawlcrs and cringors. There is little OF tho
ancient spirit left among tho, common, people
OF switzerland. They have learned that the
gold II tn. foreigner flows more freely to the
ubJec'y scrvle than to those who retain their
scli-rcspcrr.
There was n time. too. when tho mothers and
fathers of ,Swi tz"rand taught their children
that ~ ask aims was n disgrace Now tho
chidr"n swarm on tho highways besieginG
travn.lcrS turning somcrSuults in the dust,
holding out their hands. aud squakblinG over
tine r%"niYs 1"Isca /" them TN" grown
Gently Ella! woman will run from II chalet with
a child IN her arms as the carriages o: tho
strangers 90 by. and she will hold out her
hand begging fora few pennies. On Sundays
tho owners OF !arms along the carriage routes
Will BLOW alpine horns. holding their hats to
passcrS by. and their children will pursue the
carriages for lon4; distances. urgedon by their
PARENTS. who are wc!l-to-do people for tho
Swiss farming districts
IN tn. hotels. in. tho shops. they are Ike
birds of pre- lying in wait for Victims Tho
foreign trndnsmnn and hotel Keepers came
first and sol n" bud example by their rapa:
,ious methods. The swiss tradesmen and
hotel Keepers had TO DO likewise or cease to
make II living. In fact. the larger part OF tho
people Of SwitHo:and pursue the same meth
DDS which have made some summer resorts
and onr great city in this couutrY notorious.
All switzerland IS n simmer resort and. to u
great extent. a winter resort. The methods II
such places have noticHahly come into vogue.