“The American idea of a woman’s
education is not entertained in Swit
zerland at ail. Apparently women
never touch mathematics, and only
in the very highest schools do they
learn anything of the natural scien
ces. If a woman is French, sue learns
English and Italian ; ifeheis French-
Swiss, she learns German and Eng
lish ; if she is English, she learns
French, German and Italian—the
latter language if she has time. —
Here in Switzerland, men and wo-
men now lake to learning English,
for it is out of those who speak the
English language—British and Amer
icana—that they- get their living. In
all the hotels and stores English is
spoken by somebody. Housekeepers
and tradesmen Send their sons and
daughters to England that they may
become competent to assist in the
business at home. As a consequence
of the multiplication of languages
here, the Swiss are takeu on a very
speckled complexion, so lar us Un
loading elements of civilization are
concerned. Thu universal presence
of the English has driven all costum
es out of the land. None of the old
picturesque dresses of the different
cantons are now seen. So far, the
effect has been toward unification,
but Gorman-Switzerinnd, obtaining
its best literature from Germany, has
been deeply impressed with German
rationalism; and French Switzerland,
equally open to the itifiuenceuf France
has become deeply tainted with
French infidelity. The English and
Americans are 1 taking their impress
ion ; and as the majority of these are
pleasure seekers, and have only a
transient residence, you can imagine
that they do not leave a very deep
impression of the real earnestness ot
! *»f tueir character.”
Profitable Or pe Culture.
