MOUNTAIN PEOPLES 



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Old-fashioned customs still maintain their hold in 

 mountain regions long after they have been discarded in 

 the surrounding country where intercommunication is 

 easier. In the southern Appalachian Mountains many of 

 the customs of the early pioneers are still common. Home- 

 spun clothing is still manufactured, and hog and hominy 

 are the principal diet. 



A NEAR VIEW OF THE JUKGFRAU. 

 Such scenes as this produce the wealth of Switzerland. 



In mountain regions, such as the northern Appalachians 

 and Alps, where travel has been made comparatively easy, 

 caring for the summer tourist has become the most impor- 

 tant business. Here the old-fashioned customs have been 

 laid aside and the boarding-house and hotel industry has 

 largely supplanted all others. Such mountain regions have 

 become a playground for the rest of the world, and the 

 bracing air and cool climate are as great revenue producers 

 as are fine farming lands and water powers. 



