The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-12
The Atlas Club.

An unusually interesting meeting of
the Atlas club was held yesterday at
ternoon the only club being the resig-
nation of Mrs. G. w. Monroe. one of the
valued members of the club.
The club is studying German history
any many of the members contributed
interesting facts regarding German life
and methods. For instance, one member
who had visited Germany, told Of many
queer things, that is, queer to Ameri-
cans. The stores of linen were spoken o:
and nearly every member had seen
chests of it, the queer napkins of finest
linen, each marked with the name in
German of the articles it was to be
used to dry. Glassware, stems, etc.
The fact that the Germans in some
sections of Germany only wash their
linen once a year, and in other sections
once in three months, was spoken of. A
person who washes the linen oftener is
considered poverty stricken A room
zinc lined or cedar sealed is used. Each
member Of the household has a certain
section put aside for their use, to store
their soiled linen. In consequence, every
member has to have hundreds of each
article of underwear, the hausfrau, hun
dreds of table cloths, napkins, etc, and
as all linen and wooden is woven In the
house an idea Of the work entailed is
gained.
The baking of village is done in one
immense oven, each family having a GER
tain hour to bake in; and everything has
to move like clock work. on time to the
minute; the habits of eating. the end
less meals each day. the habits of the
peasants. the system of tipping. so many
interesting things told by eye witnesses
made the time pass like magic.
There was the usual roll call and then
Mrs w. w. Wishon read an able paper
on German Tribes in Italy 3S9-71 B. G..
Britomar." She commenced with the
origin of the Germans, who called them
selves Die Duetschen." a branch Of the
Teutonic race, which belongs to the great
Aryan family. She told Of their first
mention in the fourth century, when they
We're settled along the shores Of the
Baltic sea- She spoke of the way the
word German, while of Celtic origin, was
first applied by the Gauls to particular
German tribe, but which. by a series of
evolutions came afterwards to be ap-
piled to the whole German race.
She described the different tribes which
were all Of one origin regarding their
forefather, Mannus. son of the god
Tuisco. She described the appearance Of
the early Germans, their manner Of dress
and t..eir dwelling places. From this she
passed on to their manner of fighting
and hunting; their social gatherings and
social habits. She dwelt upon their
habit of celebrating their illustrious an
cestors in song. She spoke of the close
ness of family ties and of the political
rights of the freeman; the subsection al
ways of the wife to the husband, even
though the husband relied greatly on
their Judgment; their method of court
ship all were brought out.
She closed her paper by saying that as
a matter of fact, the first real history
we have of the Germans was when the
Romans came to fight them. At that
time when some wild tribes We're at war
with them they sought the help OF julius
Caesar, who came to their aid and then
later, in his own behalf, carried war into
Germany,