Glarus

Glarus, one of the Swiss cantons, situated between Schwyz and St. Gall, and bounded on the south by Grisons. The river Linth, rising in the Todiberg, flows north-eastward to the lake of Wallenstadt, which is connected by means of a canal with the lake of Zurich. The canton is mountainous except in the north, the Todi, 11,765 feet in height, being the highest point. Pasturage is good, and schabzieger, a green cheese, is made. In the valleys much fruit is grown. The area of the canton is 267 square miles, Glarus, where Zwingli preached for some years, is the capital. Protestants form a large majority of the population.