The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-08-29
MIS- DELL a NJ e. o U s.
R0IfimD om IN, Rhimr.

Notwithstanding tine legend, aud the Crusaders.
We cannot but conclude that tee Rhine u Of quite
ne much impoftHnre nov ~ IL was when II, hank :
were infested d, the tutius \ little ROMANCE
hHs done much Ia throw q tril over their dark
deeds So the world dos not regard them ~ graf
criminals ~ II tines had lived 10 less stormy It-
riod. The ptrsrht iuhabiinhi. Of the Rhine val.
ley aud ~ The streams which ATE tributary To- this
RrrH, river, now turn ~ waters to good account
making the river at romance serve the more laud-
able pufI'use ui rummttcr The great timber
rats whirh are met So often ARE oijrcis oi great
interest In the traveller aud must also be 10 the
render.
These nnrnsr RATS appear IN the distance like
floating ISLANDS, With villages and country houses
upon them INDEED, the, ARE considerable IS orlds
Ia 'h,m-'lt.. 1hrt at- the produce uf the i'm
n'tn,t forests thu, lie along the rich valleys and
high mountains 81 the Rhine tributaries the pln-
ed N'ckar, the rushing Main. aud the crystal
Mu.' '' P'thaI'. y was quite = year ns,, that
the ihlhhi'atfs ,un- ~ l!i.s. ii.,,l,, lt,tiir.
conceived tie ID - uniting thrir strength aud
m'HHs aud huaiNa = raft into the Ehin, thrno.
through ms great ihOruughiafe into Holland aud
H." Nrihrsirii. Nhrre tie upper country iiinl IT.
= V"f' valuable. aud sells at a good round figure
- TIL, oil 81 20 work as one man, fc,d the
giHhi irntks, lid them down the t,ep NOUN
iHius f'li'd them into the river, aud united them
iogrihrt ~i'h siiong thongs and bolts Nh'u
the ~h".r structure j. complete houses are ere, g..
ell upon 1t, yards and pens built for the COWS aud
pi-,. aud he ~hule village, somcim,s 20 the
numl,r - ti,r ~ TX hundred persons. embark
with im!. 'u'fe domestic economy spinning
whtci-, work tcnchcs. etc. II il he rafly IN the
spring, loads rich earth OF the valley are car
ted upon the raft planted with vegetables and
corn, which viii grow and ripcn before the huge
structure reaches its destination and Is sold Ev-
erNlhing h'in. ready, the supplies nil ahoatd-
meat. Io'aiot-. wine aud Lt't--ihr rt,t' snake
ike f"r' Is given To the current IT," vii,a.ti.
that Ht irii w. hiud wnvr their hat. aud l.ur,'.
~ 1t ilins"G 10 rsIuf.,. in those ua hrtfd i...t
believe mr, iiry had much rather be- unc Of
the part! on the tn't Tor il j. ,on-iirr,s
great 'un and not Ia have tom g. l.aIt.,it-
land IN this singular WAY, !. enough oIi.gutii.
~ Young badly for mnrfi'r" What .uns f.f..
one would see on the Connecticut az the llud.uu
II such were the custom in America.
The raii W. have just passed uasiu. IT,. slow
way with the current s'nri.d n long wLtc ago
from, the UPPER N,,h, -it'lar, iin',i ..u.,
from the great H'acA !at.,'. ,h,,, ll.,.. .;-
u was 900 fest IN irr.ih ns 'rr..l,.u'. .a.i 50.
ticd an entire village " least lun n.,u a.. r..
quiird 20 steer 1t safely through tie rapid ..,h
~ are met with under tie Lui;,, Of l.nsrn I. co.
This they de- by mcus 81 long polls ~hirh -.
tend into the water but A. i, bard work and Tee
quires both skillful hand and rfaciirc,i Eve
W VII W" Stfhi hu1Nitukt ul Ahf ttfh-, sssttals
aud whitiools ui tie river S,m-iinrs TIE Ir,,-
Pie uu he front "Auuni s,r the hoc uf the iaii
for II has htConc a stni.citclc N tw,'iu, QUAD
a sharp curve Ia the stream l"u ui.,fvr that
everything Ot board l. Working iincli oIl wn-
men are Spinning the leur o: The li'jlv houses
Young ,hdiv, With iaNcn haif AMI VERY vrrian,
looks, are ewing OF icaliue poiaio's Young
men are lugHgiug about IN it' sun. ,muklle long
pipes and ciaii'u; among themselves. Under
ffFfr aNrtN i. .. g
entire village. Il -" bad only passed them hall
an huur Latter, irtAals they woui! pli have iyru
AT iablc. II u .at scene. and just one idea
Of coughing II u Buiwef hti put lis 'itl-
grims Un raii like this. ! nm sure thar Ger.
trudc would not have died. and Tfrvy luuf would
not have grown discuusoatr rs the rat never
puts ashore or stops, unless some accident hap.
pens, /, would be delightful insolaiion from the
world aud one need not get acquainted with
Frau Schneider family unless he choose but
perhaps the ilaxcnhairrI Young lady would make
an agreeable companion Whn knows
II is estimated that from the time one 81 these
RATS sets out until It Is sold ia Holland. - Ouu
pounds OF bread, 80, Qua pounds ~ fresh and
dried meat, li,V0u pounds Of butter. 10000
pounds Of cheese, 80 sacks Of dried vegetable
500 tons Of beer and butts of vine are cunsum.
ed. The expense Is 80 great that large capital
is necessary, hence the combining Of hole villages
ia the undertaking. Their navigation Is also *.
ceedingly difficult, owing TO the abrup, windings
OF the river few years ago boatinan Of
Rudcshcim inonopolizcd the piotagc Of these
RATS rs it was believed that himself aud IONS
alone knew the whirpools aud rocks Of the river
Al the end Of the voyage these floats frequently
bring rs much rs one or two hundred thousand
dollars Having plenty of money, the now hap
py raftfolks go home on the Rhine steamers the
women loaded with gew-gaws from Rotterdam
or Dorirecht, the men and boys with new hats
aud rowsers, aud all as happy rs can be. Whole
villages Of peasants are thus made well-,o-do, II
they get their raj, safe into por, a, a time when
timber brings good price.
During they years 1889 1870 and 1871, the
quantity Of timber thus impaired into Holland,
amounted to much more than Tor any subsequent
year. The annual value Of such imporia;ons
now averages about Ss0OO00 Il Is mostly used
for ship aud house building -Li0,ioH JoaEnii.