New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-08

aud streams from tho billy country south. This
10 in fact tho character of tho MARI ofsiirandons
burg. tho original hsfnol from which ths pfosont
powerful Kingdom Of Prussia has gro sn. Tho
country 10 20 very poor that within 6ve or sir
hours ride (by railroad) Of Berlin thefe arc
thousands of square niles dcvot d 60 pine forcst'.
Nothing else will grow, except at expense beyond
he value of the product nj that distance from
Net How great city could grow up In such
country would be a mystery of mysteries, did not
one know the force of cOurtly example and Inhu-
ence. In good old times the question was, in fact,
about choosing Potsdafn on the Havel, or the vii
lsces of Coin and Berlin on the Spree, as the place
of the central residence of the electors There
proved TO be too much fever at Potsdam. so the
Spree was connected with the other rivers by
canals and ade ma sigable for boats huge palace
VAS built barracks erected people brought thither
from all quarters, and thus the capital grew up.
Since the carving out of Europe in 1915. when
thar forswo.n ooceiver oil bis people the last King
90 such fine slice of Northern Germany, the city,
in spite of all disadvantages has increased with
rspdity almost worthy Of note, even among the
mushroom growths in America. From little
over 100000 the population has increased 10 more
than 4Z0,0CC-sn Increase of 100000 in forty
years Not of course IN be compared with NeS-
York, or even Philadelphia.
One does not need to travel over cent? VI Europe
as much as have done 10 learn how easy 1t is to
decide upon tie comparative density of population
in q given territory. With the exception of very
few districts in Hanover and Westphals, for In
stance, the population dwells entirely In closely
packed villages. This is We'll as TO schools aud in
some other respects particularly we'll inssmuch
as the Government can keep watch over every indl-
vidual in the monarchy, it does and the spread
ing OF the people over the face OF the country, as
with US, is therefore discouraged. Where the
country il poor however, the villages are far rt,
and many a woman takes her chdd in the morning
ard goes off two, three, or even folr miles 10 her
labor in the fields There is no part OF Germany
where have found the villages so far apart "a in
this quarter none, there FORE where the population
il small TO the square mile, il you omit The cities
in the calculation.
And yet one Of the largest and finest capitals OF
EuIope has here grown up
The problem is, hoH to feed the people Take
Sd American out few miles drive IN the envrons
OF The city, aud lie sill shake his head, Nth a
Heaven knows They are tei, and there
has been less misery and suffering here this
Ninrer-far less-tban in New York or Pha-
delpLia | base my comparison upon the
reports 10 TIE SENEWEElGY TRIBUNE on
tie ole side, and careful inquiries on the other
Bread is truly here the staff of life and it lie here
i
But though this be true, there is still al amount
of vegetables (other than potatoes) eaten, which
never saw any thing like in New-lOrk or Boston.
The amount Of meat eaten is comparatively small
among the poorer people. In some hall dozen
families, plere | have cOntrlyed 10 learn some
what of their WAYS, | find that half pound of
mutton or beef-al~ays such piece as will steD
well-twice or three times week is enough for
family Of four or six persons. This 49, OF course,
sad only of the poorer people. The meat so
bought is simply used to stew into a gravy or
sauce for the potatoes, cabbage, carrots, or some
other vegetable, which is the basis OF the meal.
At home have seen vegetables potatoes always
e,cepted-Only used as " side din hes'-as | saw
them called Oh a Western hotel bill OF fare last
year hre, however, they enter "a big her sphere
{" Of duty and usefulness" One of the chief causes
of complaint with German family, which | kne "
in New \ ork, was the badness Of the American
bread, CON bined with the high prices of all de-
Gently eatable vegetables. Yet see what back
country New.York has compared with the environs
of Berlin
attribute the difference in the markets to the
different mode in which the markets. are supplied
In Ntw.York and Boston every thing in the way Of
meat and vegetables is excessively dear, even in
comparison with other American cities, and just so
sure as the country people cease to come them
selves to market with the produce of their
of supplying the market gets into the hands Of
forestalleTs, there is less and less encouragement
for people who have but few acres OF ground to
uy 10 raise products for the market. Within
reach of my walks ont of New. York last year were
Thousands of acres OF land producing absolutely
nothing that man can eat, and which, under differ
ent ~ sten-that pursued universally in Continental
urOIe- would be furnishing good and wholesome
food for thousands. If American DemOcracy-the
pseudo sort, OF course, which OF all curses, except
It's swOIn brother Slavery, has done more to retard
our progress and degrade our national name than
all other causes-wOuld learn anything by the eX-
perience Of Others there might be hope But as with
tariff and all pOlitcO-econOmical questions so in
municipal aiairs, let all experience, common
seIse, everything if necessary, to gain the votes
Of any class be sacrificed. If the butchers and
fCresfalers and grOcers will vote for A, Is and
c, why should not A, b and give these people
the chance TO tax every article OF food that enters
the city, far more than all such articles are taxed
when they pass the gates of German town :"
We have two market days a week in Berlin,
Wednesday and Saturday, and seldom enjoy
balfhour more than in rambling over the
squares and through tie multtudcs there col
lected. BY establishing regular market days the
city government seems 10 have hit the nice point
of giving Just the proper degree of freedom 10
competition, 80 AZ to make IL best NJ all parties.
The groccrs, the vegetable sellers and fruit ,cnd'
ern Of Tie city dare not undertake TO increase their
prices beyond fair point Tor il they should do
this, their customorn have only "a wait until We'd
nesdhy or Saturday to GO at once 10 tho country
people The latter dare not combine 90 create any
unfair price. ior by doing this thoy inAiantIy oaers
premium 10 tho gtorciu Ia rcnd to Magdolburg.
telrtic or lrcslNu. lor supply Of tho article IN
d, metd
II you ate a tetB oatly tset. You can find all
hnui ~ two of amusement in going out {" tho CITY
rates about sunrise. aud 600 tho country people