The urban dweller rarely has the opportunity to get to know the peculiarities of the mountain inhabitants and the depths of rural life; he mostly only sees its dregs. The country folk surrounding the cities have completely lost their pure folk character; even if they are not "tainted by the pallor of thought," they are still infected by the obsession with fashion and many other faults of "society," without sharing its advantages. In this work, the author describes the various characters of the Alpine people. The pastor in the high mountains, the village priest, the judge, the housewife, the dairy maid, the farmer, scholars, corner doctors, lottery fools, cattle traders, and many others are depicted. The Publishing House of Sciences publishes historical literature by both well-known and unknown scholarly authors. Interested readers will find...