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curly hair descending to the shoulders ; their complexion is brown, like that of 

 the Italians, but their eyes are less expressive. 



Whilst the Romaic dialects have been encroached upon by German, the 

 Italians in the valley of the Adige appear to be gaining ground. German was 

 spoken throughout the district of Trent. The Italian peasant, being more active, 

 thrifty, and abstemious than his German neighbour, resolutely attacks the swampy 

 lands in the valley of the Adige, which the Germans dread. As high up as 



Fig. 9. — The Limits of German and Italian in the Southern Tyrol. 

 According to Ficker and Czoernig. 



E o^Pans 



German G erm f ^ Italian iMtin Latin S^ Italian Italian 



Botzen there exists hardly a hamlet which has not been invaded by these Italians. 

 In the valleys which enter the Adige on the east many villages have become 

 Italianised. German influence, moreover, is not much felt to the south of the 

 linguistic boundary. The Italian spoken at Trent is as pure as that of Genoa or 

 Milan, and the aspect of the town is altogether Italian. In the Northern Tyrol, 

 as far as Innsbruck and Salzburg, we are reminded by the style of architec- 

 ture that Italian influences have been at work there. In 1867 a society was 



