Interior Of A Hut In An Alpine Valley

-Thereis no sucfi a thing as a table, unless the tüp oí a chance barrel be admittcd as thc representa - tive of one;norare there nny chairs,though (lie one legged müking stool, which affordsan inconvenient repose to a weory travelier, is ao ndulgence which he probable owes soley to ils indispensibtlity in l he great and overwee i ning object in wluch all the uses and habits of n chalet centre, thc keeping nnd ieeding of cows and prccuring and manufacture of milk.Murning nuon oud nightthe inhabitants think but of milk; it is their fir6t, last and only care; tliey eat exclusively preparations for it; their only companions are tliocattle which yio'd it; money can procure for them here no luxuries; ihey coutu thier weallb by chcesea. ForVs Tmvels the Alps oj Savoy.