Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-02-19

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xSN$f has to find it out for himself IN the
I$NS| school of experience; nor must he
49, hone by any argument to convince
those who have not yet learnt the lesson
Thousands are now accustomed TO take an an
nual holiday in the Alps, but most Oh these' nav,
ing only few short weeks at their disposal s'a'
at a hotel There are, however, maryland thell
numher is ever increasing-who go out WIN
their families and spend the whole season III Tue
mountains yet who grow weary OF continual no'et
life and seek after something that snal NC Ho'
only more independent but less expensive loI "
many the question of expense looms lalsel ofo1'
vear Such can hardly do better than take lul'
nished chalet in the hills. There are many sucn
TO be found and although rents tend 10 ilcreaSe'
thew cannot yet be said to be excessive Ih0
Swiss have realized the fact that theFe Is eio"
ing demand for wellapponted chalets IN soou SIT
uations, so that many have reeehliS ooeA O"-'' "N
others are being adapted.
Those thinking Of taking such chalet ior 'le
i+or months would be we'll advised to see thal
if stands at an altitude of not less thah ''"oo t1
above sea level. Should it be lower theIe WIN W
some risk OF fogs from the plains anu laneo
ing above it, and of wet mud taking the place. -
Arm drv snow Ii may be remarked IN passing
that for housekeeping purposes II Is uselul ~
oboosa a Mace within easy reach or some Town
auob 90 Montreux or Interlaken, though mucn
shopping is best done by post II the hou -,
large il will sometimes happen that the o"nei W.
retain few rooms for his own personal use ~
this case he will almost always be glau 70 CIV
helm whenever it is asked for. The average o"io'
village let It be said does not usually proVlue ene
r,xurias of a Capua but the visitor VIII quickly
discover where to obtain everything lnaS nc Ne0
tIo will soon find that his chalet can be managed
with remarkably little servant power; Senli" a.
| heating NAV be called necessity, ana IN "
nrivate house where the ventilation can De pLopei-
] ~ attended to- 1t does not produce the stuHliesS
| that Is such an undesirable feature IN so many
hotels -, 1910 Cor
| AT Rome as at Rome is useful motto lol
those who live away from their country Inc
Swiss peasant has his opinions ana MS own
way of looking at life Therefore, Vlsitor shouiu
no+ ho angry with him when he finds that ne mas
a fxed notion that all foreigners are semlnii
lionaires Is ii surprising that the 'hlasei0'
ing intelligent If somewhat narrow anu un
Gated should look upon the gems DE seJour "no
! come from afar and live in nice houses, anu 81
| 80 49, +hav CON aaa do no work whatever, as
| oInost inexhaustble gold mines? They woulu
hardly be human If they did not use theH oppoi.
tunities of making hay while the sun SHINES o.
II rests with each visitor to see tnat ne uoee ~
nersonally contribute an unreasonaDy iai 80 '-
of the hay. . c,.s
| oboracter-the outside; for though the SWISS may
bs businesslike, he is emphatically not opsequ
ions by nature. On the contrary, ne 10 feO ~
independent The father OF large lani,v
ha grateful to receive any crumbs from tne ~
mans table in the shape of discarded ciothes IL,
the use of his boys provided that they are oleie1
90 from an equal to an equal for he Is very sen
sitiva But in a short time one OF the boys VIII
nrobably bring a basket OF eggs 10 thanh n NJ,
eieur and madame" The writer was once asho
to photograph some girls, and rev Gays ia.e 1 .
massage came from the childrens mother Mlsns
che do some of the household Washing lee -
oborge In return?" That is not such pau KIM
~ independence At least it compares laVoraoiy
with variety that Is to be met WIN, "noN
thinks to show its independence IN rough ma
ners but Is not above taking everything II can -.
without making any adequate return lahe nm ,
~ o,nd the Swiss peasant is an interesting anu
: = oood man to deal with Suspicious at nrst anu
sentative always, he responds Warmly when no "
treated with tact and sympathy. ;. =
Ono of the very first questions that occur "
nossibe chalet dweer Is: VIII there pe pierr ~
80 conganial society or shall we be dull!
~ tha ranlv must be made that the amount OF
ooietv denends largely on the place seiecteu, anu
no nature on ones self. 1t is always possoie -
ascertain beforehand the number anu SIG -,
hotels In the village, and these may Do rooAeo
unon as a fairly reliable index or the Vlsi.he pP
! ,ia,ion Moreover It has been the writer On
, thot hotel keepers far from looking
I askance at chalet dwellers, welcome them am
willingly allow them the use OF theh eha..ne
Kinks and toboggan runs on very noueia'e 20 a.
D Many chalets are now built with an open hre
Mace In the drawing ROOM "heie 0n.. auoa
y Ares may be lighted And, let 1t be rememper ~,
a that in most places, wood is so plentiul tina
,,,hin a few minutes walk of the chalet sacKluh
o Ar cones and armfuls of sticks ana logs may -
9 collected; nor is Il possible to exhaust the supply
yat in the daytime artificial heating can otten o.
I: dispensed with Day after day the sun shines Y
u condless beauty, and it is possible to SIT Out OF
the balcony reading hour after hour. SO dry
= the air that snow evaporates with the heat NOR
y ranidly than It mets, 80 that unless. the tnRw
n verv pronounced there is total absence o
r .slush." Last winter, week of snow at the DC
5. ginning Of December followed by six weeks