New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-06
81. Iah..r OF the "lorelY Mi.s nth as a nun =

tbs Lake" or the "lovely Miss Sn-th as nun =
the respective families Of the Young LADIES' coud
know. by consulting II, something OF each others
" ages sDd whether Il would do TO cultivate an
acquaintance or let the opportunity lie t4ilo"
its value az a guide TO sInge gentlemen inclined
10 prosperous matrin ony, and as guard to single
ladies, Ii patent.
Karisbad lies at the bottom Of very 70 nantIc
and very hot valley, or rather gorge, crowded iu'l
with hotels and lodging houses. Ii - the most
freduentfd Of the Bohemian springs. In cura-
tive virtues of it, waters are not fully eX-
planned by chemical analysis, but reveal them
selves throu n the nicer elaboration OF the human
system. They contain glauoer salts ana otner
alkaline salts carbOnic acid gas, and very tnh'ng
nroportiop OF iron. Their temperature IA higher
than that of the Rhine hot springs hAe th-m,
they retain their heat when e1pnsed TO the AR,
much LONGER than water brought 10 the boiling
noint by artificial means. This popularity OF
thermal spri,gsi still apuzzle to natural Phnoso
phers: il seems probable that, ing over suotef-
raDesn fires for thousands of year,, their very ee
uentary particles sre more thoroughly prrineatd
With caIoric than can be the ca e over kitchen
fire. The cbiff spring here, called the Spfudei,
sends I'D with great violence, iOaming Jet 70 me
hight Of several feet " comes up from me g'eaI
suItsrranean reservoir through a series Of caverns
ysulted over bs its Own caic1reous deposits a
large part Of the town lies Bpon the upper rOo OF
I'M 81 stFSTfl- il'len Nhnlit. WHICH y 11''D
scbale tSprudel-crust) This deposit forms so
rapidly that the orifice through which the >oru-
del escapes has TO BIZ cleared four times y'a'F
neglect Of the prpcautiOn has caused violent
eruptions through other parts OF the ernst
As 1 saio. the place is much visited the num-
her Of guests last year was about elght Vhonsdhu'
They come mainly from the Austrian provinces,
from Sweden and Russia; other European coun-
tres send fewer representatives, though hear
often enough French and English words from pass
ers.b Onr might Expect 10 fad Americans here,
Judging from the names Of the hotels. LUr StGdt
hep York and Zur Sf0dt Phiadeiptid; the
name Of another, whose host ubtless THINKS 20
dpaw English custom - UuOrds 'emPeL At
thoul three -fourihs Of the houses are arranged
for st,snpe dodgers the sn-caed accommodations
are denr TIE stationary inhabitants look upon
the bathing season az their harvest time, wnen
the, must gather VII -rewlthal 10 / We upon the
rest Of the year. Sometimes their crop fails them,
az il DID m the revOlutI OBary wear 1878 "hen the
number Of visitors sank to three thousand; then,
house owners and others usually living az 'hrir
ease, were forced 10 seek their Dfe@U ny "a''u
| Dor. ~. ,oI
The Spndel water, when sufficiently cooled
TO taste l. nsipid 20 noyices; conn med drinkers,
| who absorbed sixteen cups daily, to'd me 'iTy
! liked IT, vas more amused with observing Che
| crowd as they walked up and down the open 'o'oh
! nsde this morniT e. encouraging the cIgesion O'
their nof atoms az the physic prescfipc' the
! doctors hear great SWAY here the cooks at the
restaurants pre- pare dishes by thrlr drecton' and
nj their suggestion there is posted no ~ me colon
! nsde inst mentioned n notice, signed by all me
/ civil and military authorities, urgently recon-
meoainp the houortc guests not To expose their
health 10 danger by bare-hfad courtesy, and de-
| carng n mere touching Of the hat satlsilctJrY
greeting during the bathing and drinking season.
After breakfast visitors either make httie excur-
sions our of town or spsnd their tim" - seeing
how they are getting on and Hing aach other
how IT rs. Toward night. fail all the " 'rld come
together in little street. called the Wirse, Tor
tbele ~ n" room in the nsrroV valley inr PARK or
garden. The street is bDet on tlther SIDE WITH
shops. stocked with tnnkets made OF The rudei
| stone and other fancy articles ard shaded ny a
row of horse chcsnuts. Under the tToea are Ia
| bles where cofl-e and other refreshments are
! served the middle OF the street rarely lnt'udsd
on by IN elegant csrriage market wagons and
! like vulgar vehicles AZ absolutely i"ibtdien tau
SIT j. filled b, promenacers. the lite aui nety
of the scene from t O'Clock remind one %
the Buuieyards of Pmis, while Cheerful ness o
mood l. turtle, raised b, music from good OanC
stationed III the open MIR. BY 10 o'clock the mt
| ioIit, al the haIlshafhers asleep under th'cs
quilted coverlds, which tempt the irritable trans
murine Traveller IN these hot July nights 10 the
. verge of profanity. 4. X. y.