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Schweizer-Trachten
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Garments. X. Vol. VI. No. 1., SWISS-GARMENTS., Fig. 1. An inhabitant of Underwalden., he inhabitants of the Canton of Underwalden in Switzerland are good-natured, but little cultivated people; they are inclin'd to melancholy, for the most part poor, and chiefly maintain themfelves by breeding of cattle, which they improve with great induft'ry. Here we behold a cow-herd of this country represented in his feftival fuit., Fig. 2. A country-girl of Bern., Here presents herfelf to us a pretty young country- gid of the Canton of Bern, coming from the field and carrying home potatoes, the has dug"out. She is lightly drefs'd, that fhe may be able, with more eafinefs to work., Fig. 3. A cow-herd of Emmenthal., The Emmenthal in the Canton of Bern is very fruitful and famous for h's excellent c eefe. The breeding of cattle is the chief occupation of the inhabitants of this valley. The plate here adjoined represents a cowherd in his ordinary dreTs, coming very chearfully from his ftable, from whence he carries away the earned milk., Fig. 4 and 5. A girl and a young peasant of Entlibuch., The valley of Entlibuch lies in the Canton of Luzern, being renown'd for the manly, proud, honeft and open character of it's inhabitants, diftinguifh'd too by their inclination to Poetry, Satire, Mufick and gymnaltick exercifes, in the laft of which they particularly excel. The following plates represent them in their ordinary drefs., Fig. 6. A hunter of chamois., Here we view a hunter of chamois of the Swifs-Alps, in his ufual clothes, climbing up the ice-mountains with the help of his pointed ftaff, and his l'hoes arm'd with pricks. Thus he expofes himfelf to the most vifible dangers, in order to enjoy the pleafure of killing a chamois.
