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In the mere sensuous arts of painting and sculpture the Germans are poor, in the ennobling arts of literature and music they are great; and this fact provides a key to their character. They are a simple, earnest, homely, genuine people. IN THE MERE SENSUOUS ARTS OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE THE GERMANS ARE POOR IN THE ENNOBLING ARTS OF LITERATURE AND MUSIC THEY ARE GREAT AND THIS FACT PROVIDES A KEY TO THEIR CHARACTER THEY ARE A SIMPLE EARNEST HOMELY GENUINE PEOPLE
ourtesy and tenderness, but with none of that exaggerated deference that one sees among more petticoat-ridden nations. The Germans are women lovers, not women worshippers; and they are not worried by any doubts as to which sex shall rule the State, and which stop at home and mind the children. The German women are not politicians and mayors and county councillors; they are housewives. All classes of Germans are scrupulously polite to one another; but this is the result of mutual respect, not of snobbery. The tramcar conductor expects to be treated with precisely the same courtesy that he tenders. The Count raises his hat to the shopkeeper, and expects the shopkeeper to raise his hat to him. The Germans are hearty eaters; but they are not, like the French, fussy and finicky over their food. Their stomach is not their God; and the cook, with his sauces and _pates_ and _ragouts_, is not their High Priest. So long as the dish is wholesome, and there is sufficient of it, they are satisfied. TES THE MEN TREAT THEM WITH COURTESY AND TENDERNESS BUT WITH NONE OF THAT EXAGGERATED DEFERENCE THAT ONE SEES AMONG MORE PETTICOAT RIDDEN NATIONS THE GERMANS ARE WOMEN LOVERS NOT WOMEN WORSHIPPERS AND THEY ARE NOT WORRIED BY ANY DOUBTS AS TO WHICH SEX SHALL RULE THE STATE AND WHICH STOP AT HOME AND MIND THE CHILDREN THE GERMAN WOMEN ARE NOT POLITICIANS AND MAYORS AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS THEIR HOUSEWIVES ALL CLASSES OF GERMANS ARE SCRUPULOUSLY POLITE TO ONE ANOTHER BUT THIS IS THE RESULT OF MUTUAL RESPECT NOT OF SNOBBERY THE TRAM CAR CONDUCTOR EXPECTS TO BE TREATED WITH PRECISELY THE SAME COURTESY THAT HE TENDERS THE COUNT RAISES HIS HAT TO THE SHOPKEEPER AND EXPECTS THE SHOPKEEPER TO RAISE HIS HAT TO HIM THE GERMANS ARE HEARTY EATERS BUT THEY ARE NOT LIKE THE FRENCH FUSSY AND FINICKY OVER THEIR FOOD THEIR STOMACH IS NOT THEIR GOD AND THE COOK WITH HIS SAUCIES AND PATTES AND RAGOUTS IS NOT THEIR HIGH PRIEST SO LONG AS THE DISH IS WHOLESOME AND THERE IS SUFFICIENT OF IT THEY ARE SATISFIED
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