The Myers History (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Myers HistoryIn the cradle of European liberty, among the lakes and waterfalls, mountains arid valleys of beautiful Switzerland, we find the rock from which is hewn the family these pages seek to honor.Allemannic tribes dwelling along the Upper Rhine in the fifth century were defeated by the Franks and driven into Switzerland. Cæsar describes these races as vigorous, war-like and of gigantic stature, with fierce blue eyes and yellow hair. They were inspired with a spirit of liberty. They were an agricultural people, and had a democratic system of government. Later these races attained a high degree of intelligence. Their skill in agriculture made every land they inhabited a very garden spot. There were many carvers of wood, weavers of silk and fine linen among them. They were an industrious, religious and kindly race throughout all their history, setting a good example to mankind.The liberty-loving and independent spirit of the Swiss people is exemplified in the lives and deeds of Arnold Voss Winkelried and William Tell. The Swiss spirit of independence threw off the tyrannical Austrian yoke, resisted foreign invasions and established a glorious republic.Swiss diligence built the cities of Zurich and Berne. Zurich, the "heart and brain, " the literary center, the "Athens" of Switzerland, because of its institutions of learning. On every hand you find schools, primary, secondary, supplementary, day and evening schools, schools for the blind, the deaf, industrial schools, commercial schools, colleges, the university, the polytechnic, the cantonal and burger schools, schools of science and law, academies of art, reading clubs, agricultural clubs, public libraries, museums, and a society of public usefulness. Through patient labor and agricultural skill the Canton Zurich is a perfectly ordered garden spot. Every tree is trimmed, every plant is watered, and every vine is trained, every Zuricher owns his own home, none are beggars, for each man enjoys an independent place.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.