Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-23
EErrBB FEom GBRM4EK
lINDAU, Bavaria,

August ., 1857
EDITORS GAzETTE,-TwO things ! was
pretty much decided upon before leav-
ing hOme,-not to preach or write let
ters for the papers during my absence.
Having already violated the first On
several occasions, and being detained
little at the depot this morning perhaps
may excuse myself for killins-Of the
time by violating my second rule, to q
UeTy limited eEtsllt.
And writing in a depot suggests a few
words about Railroads. The roads in
The countries through which 1 have
thus far travelled ars uniformly good.
There are always three classes of cars.
The first class are very elegantly fur
nished and finished. Very few hOweY-
er travel in them. The second class cars
are about the same as the average Of
our first class, while the third class are
quite superior to our second. The fare
of the first class is a little more, that of
the second class little less, and that OF
the third class about half the fare Of
our first. All the cars are kept much
cleaner than ours. ] have not yet seen
one defiIed with saliva, to say nothing
of the universal pollution of ours with
tobacco juice, apple parings, nutshell,
and oraDge-peel, which are not, as with
US thrown upon the floor.
In their depot arrangements the Eu
rOpean roads have greatly the advanJ-
&
buildings are much the best. Many Of
them are elegant structures the Off
ces numerous and well furnished OIL
er's attentive and gentlemanly. With
one arrangement 1 am especially we'll
pleased. In the general hall tickets
are purchased, the passengers then
passing, upon showing their ticket to
dOOrkeePeF, into a well furnished room
agreeing with the class of their ticket.
A few minutes before the cars leave
The door upon the opposite side opens,
and the passengers step out quietly and
take their seats in The cars. None are
admitted 10 these rooms, or the car de-
pot, but the passengers and emp1Oye>
Of the road. The safety and cOnve-
uience of this arrangement is obvious
Of cOurse, railroad IOafering here is not
very popular. Another thing is worthy
of note Most Of the depots are sur
rounded by a small park or flower gar
den. Some of these are really beautiful.
am glad to know some of these i'm
provements occasionally find encour-
aZement with us. Why should They
not be universally adopted ? BY way
Og application [ commend the subject
10 the favorable consideration of my
worthy friend and fellow citizen, Judge
W
Since landing in this country I have
met with many things in which I could
not fail to be interested, and with some
Of which I think I could interest your
readers, but my time is too limited to
attempt any full description, and mere
illusions would hardly interest, and
certainly would not profit any one.
Perhaps enough of your readers are
my personal friends to warrant my
telling them where / have been. We
landed at Brest July 9th after a long
but pleasant passage. A day of delight
full railroad riding brought us TO Paris,
where we spent week looking at the
wonders Of the city and of The EXpOsi-
tiOn. The latter is a wonder indeed. Ii
/ am not altogether mistaken its inf1u-
ence upon the civilization of the age is
to be great. It's social and moral influ-
ence can hardly be less than its mate
rial. From Paris we passed down to
Genoa whore 1 had the pleasure ofmeet-
ing my old pupil, Rev. o. M. Spencer
who is discharging with much acce pta-
biIity the duties of U. S Consul. To
the kind hospitality of himself and
family we owe much of the pleasure of
our visit to this ttCItyr OF Palaces"
Thence down the Mediterranean to Rome.
And here my pen would linger. But
what can be said of the External City"
in one brief letter,-Of churches, St.
Peter, st. Paul, St. John, and several
others of nearly equal interest, of the
Vatican, catacOmbs, ruins, and other
objects of interest with which the city
is filled. Among other things the chol-
era was there which did not Iengthen
my stay. The heat too was very great.
From Rome to Florence by way of Leg
horn and Pisa, thence to Venice, Milan,
Como, Chur to this present place of
writing on Lake Constance. Two pas
sages of the Alps, those of st. Gothard,
and the Splugen, including the Lakes
Lucerne and Como, have added much to
our pleasure, and not a little to health.
Time is up. Take cars for Munich.
Yours De,
Il. MERRICK.