St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-01

learned OF the government impressed us
with its simplicity The president is
elected annually and receives $4,000 per
year. Here is certainly case where the
Office has to go all over the farm hunting
for a man. He cannot be reelected, but
may, after an interval of one year, again
be elected So you hear no third term
talk nor second term talk either The
members Of the legislature get S4 per
day for II weeks, four three weeks
terms being held in each year. In appear
ance the members remind one of the state
legislature in Vermont-they are honest
looking, hard-headed men. Whether
they can do as much damage as the
Vermont legislature did not learn, but
presume their capacity in that line is
good. The members speak different
tongues, depending on what section of
the country they hail from, and one can
hear some interesting noises in French,
German and Italian when the bill comes
up for discussion, which favors paying
James Smith for damages to his cauli-
flower vines by mountain channels in the
summer of 1885.
The man whom we came out of our
route nearly 1000 miles to see, Prof. I.
kocher, received us most graciOusly.
Here is a large clinic and from five to ten
operations are performed here daily We
came to see him operate on goitres and
were amply rewarded for we saw him do
10 of these in three DAYS This is more
than one would see in Boston in two
months or in New York in one month,
and of itself was ample pay for our trip
to Berne. There are many women
students in the Berne Medical school
They are all Russian Jewesses, whom
their own country denies access to the
medical schools of Russia and they came
here TO get a degree. When through
they can go back and by passing a
Russian examination are allowed to
practice. There are nearly 300 Of these
women studying medicine in Switzer-
land Many are young in years while
others ifhonest, would plead guilty to
40 or over. They all are workers and
many bright faces are seen while on the
other hand some of our most stupid
facial expressions are to be found.
Switzerland has &, 100000 people and
maintains militia, on a basis somewhat
similar to our own, of 100000. All in
all we enjoyed Switzerland rather more
than amy other country we visited. II
they spoke English one could readily
believe one was in New England and
among native New EnEianders. They
are honest, thrifty and neat and these
three traits Of character are written all
over their faces and persons. We found
no beggars in any of the five largest
Swiss cities we visited Everyone is
employed, political contentnent is
evident. and the country seems prosper
Gus, The government controls the rail
roads and they are managed mighty
well. Trains arc on time aud one can
safely set bis watch by finding ont the
station be- is in and looking at the
time card for the leaving time. Tele-
graph and telephones are also under
/ governmental control and all works
we'll Then above all is the clear bracing
air, the cold pure water, and the simple
| life among people who seen like those
one was brought up with in New
| England Somehow there Is in these
/ majestic peaks, all snow clad the year
/ round, something which appeals to me
! more than the lazy indolent atmosphere
of southern France and Italy, with all
4 their roses in December and palm trees
and colorcd sunsets. To see the sun rise
over these hills, showing them IN all
\ their grandeur gives one a sense Of the
Egreatness and majesty of the power
winch prepared all these things for
mort7l eyes aud one feels more
thankful co i'm for allowing view OF
them
Wc Ieft Bernie for Paris on Dec. pass
Ing through Neuchatel and arrived after
All 1 4 hour journey When we reached
Paris it seemed as if we were as near st,
lohnsbury as New York and never once
thought of the nearly 1000 miles which
interviewed, Our stay in Paris was only
cff four days duration and these four
daya were fairly well occupied Here
We saw some work done In spina'
lasthesja, which Is quite common in all
Aese clinics One surgeon told me he
had done 1000 operations using il
intGead OF ether, and had had no acci
dent. ITO me personally this method
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