New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-05
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| This tiCkIed the Major immensely t"i"o "0 ""'
a tIiAe of prejudice against the English ReneraIy'
owing to a small party OF them not having 'akeh-"S
the crea popuar mass and the best Of the great pop
uar leaders did-whatever was rlgat on oGr-'"c
Maior,srieht side in the late war. And hence from
Berne there has not been an Unlocking English
" party whom We have met in the Swiss mountain
passes table db6e or had our knees grazed past
by in railway wagon, that the Major has not grum
bed out, bear meat |"
| We found the Bernese Overland in It's usual high
condition, except that the glaciers at GTindiewald and
Rosenlain were melted back further than ordinary,
owing to the dry, season. thought, too, that
the horn blowers, ecbo.wakers, fowersellers. gate
openers somorsauters and the rest of the small begging
brigands who infest those parts not out in az
great force bad found them in former years. The
ascending and descending currents Of travellers were
copious-German, French, Bear-meat and Americans
male and female. The younger ones generally bur
dened for the sake of local color" with an Alpen'
STOCK as long and heavy as rakestail, and little
needed for crossing the Shedeck as for crossing
Broadway. The guides, You observe, my young
friends never them On these beaten mountain
paths. a single stout walking.stick is better.
! We came from LnzcTne 10 Baden Baden over two
Swiss and one German railroad. all excellenty ad
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admirably built to begin with in that the irritating,
fa,igueng iggery movement is obvated. In this re-
spect this Rhenish and some other German roads.
have been superior TO the French-whhe tho
second class cars are as comfortable as the French
first class The ministering helps not 10 say servants
On all let us keep from calling these worthy men
employees all continental roads have ever Travelled
properly civil end seryicesbe Those OF Switzerland
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roughness Of manner those Of France ave ofteDest
polite. bat these good German conductors and ticket
men are just heartily kind Furthermore these
German roads they don't levy toll of life and limb on
passengers; they don't fail to connect. neglec; the
swtcler or leave the drawbridges OPEN or run into
the down train and up trains out rail- and
broken machinery, or in general commit murder
and proper precautions respectively. Tho pro
portion of mortal and grave accidents PrussGn rail
ways is to those on French railways Gs to nine;
that Of these last those with is also about TO
nine While these good Germans careful MOI to
destroy the lives Of wayfrers fare they furnish to
sustain life the woy is cquliiy oommendable: the
best Of bread and other healthy dry yiotua good wine
and beer all at reasonable prces-no pies. and coffee
no. muddy.
! BY the way il is fit TO go back little here 10 speak
Of most noteworthy dinner we ate along the road
from Troyes in France TO Mulhouse. Sometime about
O'Clock Of the helps Of the train put his head
through window and asked IL We would take
dinner handing Us at the same time card on which
was printed in two languages the following Interesting
legend: The express and mail trains not stopping
long at Vesoul travellers who wish 20 breaka, dine
informed that they VII find at the buffet hot meals
in baskets for two and hsf francs These meals are
composed OF three dishes half bottle Of wine bread
and dessert Travellers have 30 minutes to take their
meals in their wagons At the next station our man
telegraphed TO Vesoul the number Of dinners or.
dered and when reached that place hour later.
waiter placed in The his cyndershsped baskets in
open wicker.Work, like bird cages. almost two feet
high and foot IN diameter. On the top Of the basket
which surrounded with raised rim Of an inch o.
so in hight a half bottle Of wine set in hole for
seadncss, with lumber. great piece Of bread and
a snowy napkin. Now one side Of the basket opened
like door, and within 1t travcrsed by three
shelves; on the topmost shelf good outlet the
ilcy bit Of Steak cut point the third plate
Of vegetables and on the bottom o pate WITH cheese
and fruit the top served as table. Now apart from
the comfort of eating at dgestble ease when one is
yoyaging by express train there other Incidental
enjoyments in this long repastit lasted some - miles
of which there are to be mentioned the novelty Of
the exquisite cleanliness Of IT, the unique CONVENIENCE
Of II in regard 10 the free and easy disposal OF bones
fruit pits, cheese.rinds and oner debris by throwing
them out Of window you must not in town restlu.
rants. AT the next station beyond Vesou an official
came and removed the service We lit our segars and
were happy.
lwro,e to THE TRIBUNE ii 1851 and again in 1854 from
Baden Baden 1t 10 me as though It had degen.
Grated since then-Ost something Of its freshness and
sincuarity Of beautyor perhaps your correspondent
has had the fret Of those qualities and Susceptibility OF
impression from the second worn off him by the
atrition OF 40 many years There is the same fine set
ting OF Black Forest the gay throng in front Of
the Conventions Hall and others tbronc NOT so cay
about the rouge ct noir and roulette tables but some
how the foliage seemed arnished the ranestors and
gamesteresses more vulgar the painted women more
painted than they were decade ago. Baden has since
that time by force Of French railroads and other
facilities Of travel, TO he sort Of eastern terminus
of Paris Boulevards. and enlargement of the Bos de
BOulogne 1t is the in urbe reversed town run into
and running down the country Even through the bal
samic air of the terebnbine woods seemed TO catch
tainted Wits of patchonli and jockey club Of faint
restaurant seams and escaped gas
Ems is better though the surrounding scenery is not
nearly as fine 1t is less fashionable resort, less
Babyonian--and especially less Babyonienne The
Of visitors really here TO drink and battle in the
waters OF which one Of the eminent virtues Is repuied
to be favorable family increase So Of the springs
is known as the "Bubenquee" in German. Source
aux enfants" in French. Say Fountain Of very little
youth in English. The company is select than at
Baden. Weisbaden or Hsmburg with larger respect.
able female elements tie gambling less than at other