. 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. BELGIAN Lucerne. Neueiihurg. Aarau, Sc)iwytz. SWISS PEASANT WOMEN. Wadtland, CHAPTEE XII. Lake dwellers of Switzerland—Early arts and agriculture—The Helvetii—Roman conquest-Teuton invasion—The Franks —Walled cities—The House of Hapsburg--The Swiss Confeder-ation—Battle of Sempach—Swiss mercenary soldiers—Independence of Switzerland—TheReformation and Calvin—Hel
. 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. BELGIAN Lucerne. Neueiihurg. Aarau, Sc)iwytz. SWISS PEASANT WOMEN. Wadtland, CHAPTEE XII. Lake dwellers of Switzerland—Early arts and agriculture—The Helvetii—Roman conquest-Teuton invasion—The Franks —Walled cities—The House of Hapsburg--The Swiss Confeder-ation—Battle of Sempach—Swiss mercenary soldiers—Independence of Switzerland—TheReformation and Calvin—Helvetic Republic—Modem federal constitution—A mixed nation-Divided in religion—Switzerland the playground of Europe—Pastoral habits—Importantmanufactures—Combination of industries with farming—Care for Schools—Swiss gfuides,waiters, and servants—Village communities—Romansch, or Ladin language. ALTHOUGH Switzerland hasbeen a nation a shorter timethan any we have dealt withexcept Belgium, we know some-thing of its inhabitants in thepre-historic period. Cave-dwell-ers existed, showing the samecharacter as in France and Eng-land. It has been discoveredthat the margins of the lakeswere very early used
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