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 550 Readings in Eiwopean History against the existing constitution and the internal peace both of the union and of the individual states ; of the existence of which plots more or less clear evidence is to be had already, or may be produced in the course of the investigation. . . . 10. The central investigating commission is to furnish the Diet from time to time with a report of the results of the investigation, which is to be carried out as speedily as possible. • • • In spite of the hampering policy of Metternich and the failure of the constitution of the German Confeder- ation to satisfy the demands of the liberal party, some progress toward the unification of Germany was made through the establishment in 1828 of a customs union in northern Germany, which gradually extended so as finally to include almost all the German states. A Ger- man writer humorously describes the superiority of this union to that established by the Congress of Vienna. Matches, fennel, lampreys, cows, cheese, madder, paper, ham, and boots have served to bind together the hearts of the nation as the diplomats at Vienna had not suc- ceeded in doing. 462. Verses Schwefelholzer, Fenchel. Bricken, ontheimpor- Kiihe, Kase, Krapp, Papier, Zollverein. Schinken, Scheren, Stiefel, Wicken, Wolle, Seife, Garn und Bier ; Pfefferkuchen, Lumpen, Trichter, Niisse, Tabak, Glaser, Flachs, Leder, Salz, Schmalz, Puppen, Lichter, Rettich, Rips, Raps, Schnaps, Lachs, Wachs ! Und ihr andern deutschen Sachen, Tausend Dank sei euch gebracht ! Was kein Geist je konnte machen, Ei, das habet ihr gemacht: