Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- 82 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 1
- 83 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 2
- 84 A Record of Switzerland
- 85 Switzerland's Mountain Scenery
- 86 A Record of Berne and Geneva
- 87 A Record of Lyons and Marseilles
- 88 Spain and Portugal
- 89 Political Practices and Customs in Europe
- 90 European Geography and Transportation
- 91 The Climate and Agriculture of Europe
- 92 European Industry
- 93 European Commercial Enterprise
- 94 The Voyage Through the Mediterranean
- 95 The Voyage Through the Red Sea
- 96 The Voyage Through the Arabian Sea
- 97 A Record of the Island of Ceylon
- 98 The Voyage Through the Bay of Bengal
- 99 The Voyage Through the China Sea
- 100 A Record of Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Index
84 - A Record of Switzerland
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction by Ian Nish
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME I THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- VOLUME II BRITAIN
- VOLUME III CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 1
- VOLUME IV CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 2
- VOLUME V CONTINENTAL EUROPE, 3; AND THE VOYAGE HOME
- 82 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 1
- 83 The Vienna Universal Exposition, 2
- 84 A Record of Switzerland
- 85 Switzerland's Mountain Scenery
- 86 A Record of Berne and Geneva
- 87 A Record of Lyons and Marseilles
- 88 Spain and Portugal
- 89 Political Practices and Customs in Europe
- 90 European Geography and Transportation
- 91 The Climate and Agriculture of Europe
- 92 European Industry
- 93 European Commercial Enterprise
- 94 The Voyage Through the Mediterranean
- 95 The Voyage Through the Red Sea
- 96 The Voyage Through the Arabian Sea
- 97 A Record of the Island of Ceylon
- 98 The Voyage Through the Bay of Bengal
- 99 The Voyage Through the China Sea
- 100 A Record of Hong Kong and Shanghai
- Index
Summary
The country inhabited by the Swiss is called Switzerland. In Germany it is called ‘Schweiz’. It occupies mountainous terrain, interspersed with lowland areas, and is bordered by three countries: France, Italy and Germany. It has a federal system of government. The original twenty-two cantons of Switzerland have now, as a result of subdivision, become twenty-five. They are grouped into three regions. German is spoken in the north-east, French in the north-west and Italian in the south. Under an agreement of 1848, the central government is located in the city of Berne. The office of president is held by one of the seven members of the executive government. The president in the year of our visit was [Paul] Cérésole.
All Switzerland's national policies are determined by three objectives: to safeguard the country's rights; to refrain from interfering with the rights of other countries; and to prevent other countries from interfering with Switzerland's rights. In order to strengthen Switzerland's autonomy, education is encouraged and flourishes particularly in the German speaking region. Because education is so widespread, the people of this country are reputed to be the most civil, the best-informed and the most diligent at their occupations. An unending stream of students come to study at Swiss universities rather than going to those of larger, better known countries.
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