Reuter's Agency reported on Saturday an incident thet took place in Lausanne on the German Emperor's birthday reflecting the feeling of the Swiss, at any rate of Lausanne, towards Prussianism, The Federal Council has apologize ed, but that will in no measure change the resentment of the populace, Neutrals in such a war as the present are bound to suffer inconveniences, but German officials have heaped indign and taken many of Swiss travellers have had a hard time when passing the German frontier, and recently the news-Papers complained of the conduct of the German Customs officials towards a Zurich merchant. This eminently respectable man was stripped to the skin, whereupon his back was vigorously rubbed with Jemon juice. The excuse made was that the official from information received" had reason to believe that the merchant bore secret writing on his skin. But this is only one example of the manner in which Germans gain for themselves "friends."
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