The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-01
THINKS THINGS.

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Anyone familiar with Canadian.
habits and customs is sure to find
many noticeable differences be-
tween the peoples of the two coun-
tries, when brought into contact
with the people Of he United,
States and given an opportunity to
to make a fair and unbiased CON-
parison between the two. In fact
the difference is greater than one
would at first thought suppose
could exist between peoples who
have so much in COMMONWEALTH
ing ancestral indemnity and a heri-
tage of Old World customs and
habits. And still the difference
exists both in conditions and per
sonality, though more pronounced
and less easily accounted for in
the latter. To the close observer
it would seem that the present-day
Canadians still retain many Of the
more polished manners Of their
blueblooded ancestors which their
American cousins exchanged with
the cloak of Anglicanism for that
of independence and unconven-
ticnality. At any ra.e, from an
ethical point of view, the Ameri-
cans compare somewhat unfavor-
ably with their neighbors on the
North. This must not be construed
into a reflection on b e people
of this country. 1t is simply part
| of American customs and as such
is recognized and accepted by ev-
cry foreigner who visits this land
In this respect the Americans diff
fer more widely from people of the
Old World for with the influx OF
foreigners from other countries the
population Of Canada yearly be.
comes more cosmopolitan and it,
habits less staple and less fittec
for comparison.
| In Eastern Canada, the olde.
and more thickIy populated par
, of the country, the influence o
wealth on the social relations o
, the people. is less noticeable thai
. in this country. There the trul
: great, the near-great and the com
mon people meet on more equa
level, while religious prejudices ex
list which to t h e broad minde'
American would seem absurd. L
that part of the country majorit
of the population is comprised c
d French Canadians. This class c
people while thrifty and possessin
all of the qualities essential t
t. good citizenship differ widely frol
4 their more Anglicized neighbor
y Between these two classes soci'
a relations are somewhat restricte
70 and until late years intermarriage
4 were uncommon among the bette
4 classes. Of the two peoples tt
70 Americans always appeared to II
= to be the more sympathetic, mo-
IS ready to lend assistance when neet
20 ed and always more willing to liste
y to the troubles of others than
~ Canada where no one seems
30 have time or inclination to devO
50 to the "peeling Of other people
% onions," If [ may borrow the e
preston and where any attem
-. to carry the burden Of ones i
20 dividoal troubles beyond the fami
Is circle is considered very bad fcrr
10 From this it must not be inferr
10 that the people of Canada are lie
re charitably inclined than those
a. this country. The above is take
from an individual point Of vie
The charitable institutions of Ca
ada will compare favorably wi
54 those of other countries, while t
70 many aid societies and like o
l CARNATIONS, SO noticeable in til
. country, have long since invade
DO her shores and found both welcor
d and support until they form lar
= part of the present-day Canadi
! institutions.
Fl The labor conditions of the t.