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Note.— Page 373. 



Kahr, or Kara. — Julius Frobel, in his ' Journey through the 

 less known Valleys on the northern side of the Pennonian Alps,' 

 remarks : " This word is doubtless of the same stock as the 

 Gaelic Carr, rocks, and Cam (Cairn), a heap of stones." In the 

 language of the inhabitants of these valleys, many words, as it 

 would seem, are to be found of Celtic origin; and from some pecu- 

 liar customs common both to these people and those of Wales 

 and the Erinach, or Celtic Irish, the inference is drawn that 

 "Celtic life maintained itself in these valleys more independently 

 than elsewhere, where a Romance language is spoken." 



The mode of singing, also alluded to in the Chapter "Pepi's 

 Cottage," where all present stood in a circle taking each other's 

 hands, and moving to and fro with a swaying motion, is similar to 

 a custom of the Highlanders of Scotland, so Mr. W. Leathart re- 

 lates, "quite peculiar to themselves." "When a song is to be sung, 

 the 'parties all round the room take hold of each other s plaids, or 

 if in English dress, they employ their pocket-handkerchiefs for 

 the same purpose. The song commences; one sings the verse, and 

 all beat time with their plaids or kerchiefs, rowing, as it were, 

 to and fro ; in the chorus all join, still beating time, and thus the 

 song proceeds. This mode of singing they call Oran Luathaidh. 

 Shaw, in his 'Gaelic Analysis,' accounts for it as having originated 

 in the fulling of cloth by the feet, before the improved method 

 was introduced." 



This sort of song, as here described, is an exact counterpart of 

 that chanted in my presence at Pepi's cottage on the evening of 

 the Heimgarten. 



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