. The fascination of Switzerland. ASSES - - - - - - 92 INDEX 102 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE MATTERHORN ... - froutispiece FACING iAOe IN CANTON URI . - - - 1 ABOVE ROSENLAUI ... - - 8 TOWARDS THE GREAT SCHEIDEGG - - - 11 THE devils BRIDGE BELOW ANDERMATT - - 14 THE GRIMSEL HOSPICE- - - - - 17 A VILLAGE SCHOOL : GOING HOME - - - 24 THE bakers boy - - - - - 33 BRINGING DOWN THE HAY IN WINTER - - 40 A W007)-CARVERS SHOP IN THE WINTER - - 43 A BUSY CORNER OF LUCERNE - - - - 46 THE OBER ALETSCH GLACIER - - - - 49 THE LOAVER SWEEP OF THE GREAT ALETSCH GLACIER 56 THE TOP OF THE FINSTERAARJOCH -
. The fascination of Switzerland. ASSES - - - - - - 92 INDEX 102 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE MATTERHORN ... - froutispiece FACING iAOe IN CANTON URI . - - - 1 ABOVE ROSENLAUI ... - - 8 TOWARDS THE GREAT SCHEIDEGG - - - 11 THE devils BRIDGE BELOW ANDERMATT - - 14 THE GRIMSEL HOSPICE- - - - - 17 A VILLAGE SCHOOL : GOING HOME - - - 24 THE bakers boy - - - - - 33 BRINGING DOWN THE HAY IN WINTER - - 40 A W007)-CARVERS SHOP IN THE WINTER - - 43 A BUSY CORNER OF LUCERNE - - - - 46 THE OBER ALETSCH GLACIER - - - - 49 THE LOAVER SWEEP OF THE GREAT ALETSCH GLACIER 56 THE TOP OF THE FINSTERAARJOCH - - 59ICE-FALL AND SERACS ON THE LOWER GRINDELWALD GLACIER - - - - - - 62 THE MlRJELEN SEE - - - - - 65 A SEA OF CREVASSES : BLUMLISALP GLACIER - - 68 THE MEDIAL MORAINE ON THE UNTEKAAR GLACIER- 72 SERACS OF THE RHONE GLACIER : FURKA PASS - 75 GORGE OF THE AAR - - - - 78 LOOKING DOWN THE YOUNG RHONE VALLEY - - 81 A GROUP OF PEASANTS IN ITALIAN SWITZERLAND - 88 LAKE LUCERNE AT FLUELEN - - * - 91 ON LAKE LUGANO - - - • - 94 viii. SWITZERLAND CHAPTER I THE SWISS COMMUNE Although we regard the government of Switzer-land as republican, it is very different from theRepublic of France, or from that of is a president, but he is merely the Chair-man of the Federal Council, has no more influencethan any other member, and certainly possessesnone of the really royal power exercised by thepresidents of the other two republics. He doeshis work quietly for a year and then retires,before the people have time to learn his name. Switzerland as we know it to-day is a countryof gradual growth, and has been welded out ofmany different states, each state in its owndifferent way being built up of small communes. A mans primary political position is as amember of his commune, and the commune hasexisted from the most ancient times—from thoseearly centuries when the German race, pressing B THE SWISS COMMUNE 7 H E FASCINATION the Celts on the south and west, parcelled out theconquered la
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