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Switzerland offers such attractions to the weary ; the misfor- 

 tune is that fashion drives its votaries thither, and business 

 only relaxes its hold of its slaves in autumn, instead of winter 

 and spring, when the birth of the new roses and gentians brings 

 regeneration to tired human nature. In its own way, and to 

 those who desire an easy retreat from troubles, Scotland 

 possesses irresistible attractions ; but in too many cases the 

 cost of travelling and the stereotyped high hotel charges deter 

 the would-be visitor. Donald would make his fortune sooner 

 throughout the whole country if he could forget that insidious 

 proverb which bids him make hay while the sun shines. Be- 

 fore the commencement of a new tourist season it may be as 

 well for him to take to heart the truth that it is better to make 

 friends of fewer visitors, and to see them oftener and for longer 

 periods at a time, than it is to welcome invading hordes of 

 tourists for a night, and find next morning, as he presents his 

 bill, that they fly Scotland for ever. 



