The Raymer enterprise., 1914-08-13


and energy, is not by means Of its
u railways, nor Of its splendid system
~ OF diligenees nor yet by automobile
lS2AS0kg4 but simply and ioyfully on foot for
IAsGMSh in order to Switzerland Alright
tRU one must use his feet as we'll as his
~ eyes. One summer which devoted
to doing Switzerland or rather part
Of H. in this primitive fashion, still recall with
u keen sense of exhlaration and delight
Early one morning about the middle OF June
with heavy hobnaIled boots on our feet stout
walking sticks in our hands and knapsacks on
our backs, we set forth TO walk from Thusis over
the .Iulier pass into the Engadine. Toward noon
we snatched an hours nap at a wayside inn, after
lunching on brook trout fresh from the water
and vegetables fresh from the earth We stopped
for the might In a little mountain village where
the charge al the hotel for breakfast and large
corner room with polished hard wood floor hand.
woven and handembroidered linen sheets and
three daintily curtaned windows framing mag.
nhcent panoramas OF snow mountains and cas-,
cades. amounted TO Is cents each, The pic.
turesque little propretress apnlosetically ex-
planned that the extras which we had so reckessly
incurred in the way Of eggs and jam for break
fast responsible for the swollen proportions
OF the bill
n seemed like flying In the face OF Providence
10 hurry away al once 50. yielding TO the protest
Of our tired feet and the combined charms of the
place, the propretress and the prices we stopped
another day In this little patch of paradise and
started of next morning refreshed in body and
soul. for our three days trip by easy stages down
into the valley of the Engadine
Making our headquarters in ST Moritz We
walked all over this enchanting region seeing 1t
In its most glorious season the month Of flowers.
fab faI ara chn nj gola of fho
rainbow and Alpine run riot over all the
bulls. while starry gentians make their part OF
tbr earth as blue as the sky and pansies and but
iercups in the valley spread a cloth OF pure gold
for ones feet
From 81 Mortz We set out for weeks walk.
ing triP TO Andermau thrnugh one of the least
touristspollrd regions of Switzerland stopping
on route at little chalet hotels. where We ate,
drank and slept with all the joy and some Of
the poker Of the yirile yoracious races of primi-
tive man At the top of the Oberalp pass the
proprietor OF the hotel welcomed us as Noah
might have welcomed the dove that returned to
the ark with the first sign of dry land Thus far,
the poor man told us, his season had been so
superlatiyely bad that his family had been
obliged to eat meat
As were somewhat puzzled by this para.
doxical utteraHce, he fastened to explain that In
the absence of guests and might add cold stor.
age taeilitesl there was nothing to do with the
meat on hand but to allow the family to eat it.
Judging from his attitude we could imagine the
sort of chastened pleasure with which his house.
hold must have nartaken Of this feast which,
while undoubtedly ministerng to their carnal
satisfaction, hetokened their financial undong
From the pass made side excursion to lit.
tie lake Toma-ths source Of the Rhone-on our
way down to Andermatt, where we inspected as
much Is allowable to foreigners the splendid
Notifications which the Swiss promptly erected
on the St Gothard pass when Italian imperialism
threatened to rob them OF their italian, speaking
cantons
The Swiss army Is OF the most remarkable
Of her institutions. II is the ideal toward which
the common people OF every European country
weighed down with taxes for huge standing ar.
mics turn with longing and hope The Swiss
have wonderful system OF militia which saves
millions OF money to the taxpayers and years Of
freedom from military service TO the soldiers
Practically all Swiss serve In the militia and re-
serves. The training thus received would be in
sufficient were Il not preceded and supplemented
by military training for boys In school, and rifle
practice every year by virtually the entire male
population.
In this highly original and economical way lit.
tie Switzerland with population of less than
three millions OF people actually has at her beck
and call army OF $4,000 of the most martial
soldiers in Europe armed equipped and ready to
take the field al an hours notice.
Leaving Andermatt We crossed the Furka pass
into the Rhone valley and in the course OF the
summer we walked over number OF passes, the
Albula. Brunig. Gemmi, Meiden Augsburg and