Mr. Speaker. in the early part of the eighteenth century. when the wave of immigration from the Rhine Palatinate was flowing towards the shores of the NewWorld. came the ancestors of William Mutchler. and found a new home. Inured to hardships in the trials and difficulties of the struggle to subdue the wild woods of Nature. and to bring under -control the fertile soil. the early settlers soon developed the character of the Pennsylvania Germanp. Of strong and stately physique. they are swift in charity and helpfulnessslow in anger. Lacking in the power of aggression bnd domination. they are forceful and masterful in attaining their ends and purposes by their quiet persistence.
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Generalizations about the character of Pennsylvania Germans (strong physique, charitable, slow to anger, etc.)