Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-01-01

"in some of the most refined cities of Ger~
many, Utilization does not seem to have made
The slightest progress during The last seven
centuries Al Munich, for instance, the capital
Of b ,varia, at the principal hotel (,hc Red
Deer frequented by citizens Of the first rPspec-
liability, as well as by officers, both civil and
military, Of his Naiesty's household, they bring
YOU, II you ask for towel in the morning, a
piece of linen fit only FOR razor rsgi il you re-
quire water to wash yourself, small ,cins glass
.tuH is presented on a saucer! An Italian gen.
,lemau, who had been accustomed in bis own
country TO wash in Chrstiantlike manner,
with sufficiency c: water, having desired the
waiter at the said hotel to bring him some, *
seeing the man approach with glass ss saucer,
very ,nnocen,y said 81 don't wan, il TO drink,
but to wash viii! .'"WeIl!" answered the fell
low, pertIy enough. "and there it is" "Why?
how The deuce" rejoincd the Other, "is man
to wash himself in spoonful Of water?" Lord
bless YOU" exclaimed the waiter, taking the
luid into his mouth, and then splitting il on
his hands and rubbing his face herewith,
That's the way for any man to wash his face"
In the chief inns Of Vienna, and in shore,
throughout Austria generally-instead Of boil
sler al the head Of the bed, you find a sack, e.
tier Of oats, corn, or chopped hay The bed
stead is no, unlike the boxes wherein the poor
are cunvcycd. when dead, 10 be buried by the
parish just big enough 10 hid one small siz-
ed person. and certainly not sufficiently large
10 accommodate a moderately sized man. J he
Consequence is, that an individual Of six feet OF
so, must knock out the foot board and place
the t4!f of his legs upon 4 chair, in order TO
stretch himself al his ease, which the inha5i;>
ants of the country say is only necessary after
n man is dead The corcrlid Of this horror,
whch ;hey absuIdly term bedstead, is only
large and long enough to lay upon the surta, e
Of the machine. and The upper sheet is com
monty scwcd all around it, SO that when inside
this led, the al ohtrudes itself on all sides, un
less you have pair Of sheets Of your own 10
wrap round you. At Hanover, he co,erIid is
a linen beg filed wit, feathers, sufficient to
a thing; and tn, sight of il reminds ore Of the
cruel operation formerly prac,ised upon poor
wreiches in Tie last sage Of hydruphobia.
a curious Circumstance fell under The writ
cr's personal observation at the hotel wherein
we were lodged Ak Hanover Just about the
time rha, the Marquis Of Hunlley Was return
ing from Cosca 10 England, a British cficcr,
who wished to go thithcr, was DESTROYS Of ioin-
they were gone TO Cuxhavrn, and not speaking
= single word Of German, he was obliged to
wall for some companion who might serve him
as Interpreter. He was shown y, night, into
an apartment adjoining ours, in the hotel in
question; aud our door happening to be ajar al
The moment, We became auditors Of The follow
Ing curious address to The walter: II say, my
man, SEE you sleep here as we de- aboard ship
--one above The olher; bui don't relish the
the f. shion. I'll pay for the hro beds; and
heres half crown Tor yourself So take care
that no big FELLOW OF a GERMAN Comes ,un>
bling over me III The night! LonGcn Co..
Having recently seen a Liverpool paper in
which Lieut.. Wat,on's system of conveying
TeIeEraphic informant ion from Holyhrad TO
Liverpool, was commenced on, wbiC h led me.to
enquire what prospec, there was Of our having
geographic establishment in this city, was
pleased 10 find the Merchants Exc hange Com
pany had obtained leave from The Gen, raj and
State Governments, oerect stations at Sandy
Hook, ard al Staten Island, thereby compet
ing the line from he city to the sea-board, ard
that ihc buildings, &c. were under contract,
and would in few days be ready for opera
tion; nor as less gratifed, on examining, 10
End the system ,frred by Mr.. Lrggeu en-
braced some important improvements on 1t.
Watson's system, rendering the thing a, on, e
simple and comprehensive, and without dero
eating from Elfrd's universal system for com
on the OF can; that system can
have no reference whatever when applied TO
anv useful purpose, for harbor communica-
lions. | Can but hope The liheralry of our
merchants win foster Mr.. Legget's system,
and remunerale him in proportion to his mer-
its, IN this arduous undertaking
Commercial ADVERTISER
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