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ON passing the French barrier, a surprising difference may be observed between the opposite nations that inhabit either Bide. The Swiss cottages are much cleaner and neater, and the inhabitants exhibit the same contrast. The Swiss women wear a great deal of white linen, and their whole dress is always perfectly clean. This superior cleanliness is chiefly produced by the difference of religion: travelers in Germany remark the same contrast be-
