We observed the peasants in many places employed in making _cyder_, which they but seldom think of doing except the season has proved unfavourable for the _vines_. I was told that here, as in Burgundy, the _last favourable vintage was that of_ 1811, and that consequently the proprietors of the vineyards (of which the cultivation is so expensive) were much distressed. The red stockings of the peasants in this Canton have a remarkable appearance, and reminded me of the dress of the theatre. Schaffhausen is the capital of the Canton of that name, and is built on the right bank of the Rhine. Its bridge is but lately completed, in the place of the ancient one, constructed by _Grubenman_, which was considered as a great architectural curiosity, but was destroyed during one of the campaigns in this country. The town of Schaffhausen is well built, and has a handsome appearance. Its population is calculated at 7000, and that of the Canton at 23,000. The reformed religion was introduced here in 1529. The clergy are paid by the state, but their allowance is far from liberal. _Many sumptuary laws_ exist here, and dancing is prohibited by them, except under particular circumstances. I am, however, inclined to question whether these laws are still enforced. In the vicinity of the town are some manufactories of linens, cottons, and silks. The country is well cultivated, and the road between Oerlingen and Bancken affords an extensive prospect of the Swiss mountains, which seem ranged in array to bid a last farewell to the departing traveller, who cannot but feel regret on leaving a country not less distinguished for the magnificence of its scenery, than for the simplicity and good nature of its inhabitants. At Schaffhausen I made many inquiries respecting the celebrated _Schabecyge_ or _Chapsigre_ cheese (made in the canton of Glarus) and found that the principal ingredient which gives it so strong a perfume is the _trifolium odoratum_, or _meliot odorant_. The aromatic qualities of this cheese render it very wholesome. The _Swiss tea_, composed of _mountain herbs_, is said to be so likewise; it is not, however, very palatable as a beverage, nor should I think it very effectual as a remedy. If it meets in general with no greater approbation than it did in a party where I saw it tried, Switzerland cannot expect to carry on any trade in this article, sufficient to prejudice the exclusive commerce which the East India Company enjoy with China.