. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. rland. Yer^^ much of the pros-perity of the country is due to thecombination in each family of one ormore small technical industries withfarming. This success under un-promising conditions is a strong tes-timony to the value of the religion and education to which the Swisshave long attached great import-Care for ance. The school isschools. ^Q ^]-^p S^viss the mostimportant lo
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. rland. Yer^^ much of the pros-perity of the country is due to thecombination in each family of one ormore small technical industries withfarming. This success under un-promising conditions is a strong tes-timony to the value of the religion and education to which the Swisshave long attached great import-Care for ance. The school isschools. ^Q ^]-^p S^viss the mostimportant local institution. Everycare is bestowed on its perfection,and on securing the diligent at-tendance of the children ; and itis free to all. As a consequence,pauperism is almost unknown inSwitzerland. The Universities ofBasle, Berne, Geneva, and Zurichhave a fame extending far beyondthe country. Of course the well-to-do con-dition of the country now-a-daj^sis largely owing to the crowds offoreigners who visit it for recrea-tion. These supply the gilding Swiss guides. ^O ^l^e ^ife of ^^l^y ai^waiters, industrious worker, asand servants. ii , t well as to many a drone who does not earn or deserve peasants of THE SWISS. 137 mucli. But many Swiss,—now tliat the profession of hired soldier isno longer at a premium,—become the hired waiters and servants of
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