Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-12-28
LETTER FROM GERHANY.


Now whispered and revealed,
To wood and field.
/ LETTER FROM GERHANY.
IUBINGEN, WURTENIBERG, D
November IL. 1870.
WESTERN GERMANY.
/ We arrived at this point Saturday
night, November D, after having q
most prosperous journey across The
English Channel and through Bel.
GUM and Germany. There were no
accidents Of travel, or anything to
awaken a fear we passed through
Belgium and saw that low, fiat coun-
try, its bitches and queer sort Of cult
walton, They were digging the crops
for winter, and not husking them. as
we DO in November, for thew raise
little or no corn. Their eroDs are
I potatoes, turnips, and other unknown
I but very common vegetable. The
I women are out at work in full force.
They have very little to do in house.
keeping, for the houses are very small
and require little attention. They
/ are small cots, or cabins, Of one story.
u
/ do not exhibit much taste either in
their houses or fields. They are ex-
ceedingly plain people; appear to be
very eleanly and Industrious. We
passed through Burges, Client and
Brussels. The first famous for its old
churches; the second is a large manu-
featuring city. Brussels claims to be
one of the best built and most respect
/ able cities on the continent. We
stopped one night at
COLOGNE,
And lodged at the Hotel de HoIlande.
This is a magnificent hotel, situated
on the banks Of the Rhine, and is
especially convenient for American
travellers because the clerks speak
English. The bill was seven thalers,
paid in English money, for which a
small premium was given. Instead
Of buying a bottle Of cologne, hun
dreds Of which were in the windows,
as q memorial Of our visit there, We
visited the wonderful cathedral, and
bought photograph of il as it will
be when completed. The foundations
of this immense church were laid in
the thirteenth century, and its TOP
stone is not yet reached. The work
upon il has not been constant. on
account Of the lack OF money. Do
nations for the purpose of cOmplet-
ing il have been made by the
Queen Of England, and also from the
treasury of Spain. We went inside
and passed through several aisles, and
along under the central naive, said to
be the highest in the world. The roof
is supported by several rows OF large
pillars, each Of which is composed Of
q number Of distinct round columns.
The walls are surrounded by various
forms of carved statuary. The chief
feature Of the interior Of the building
is the stained glass Of the windows.
They are ali covered with every form
of color, representing various differ
ent objects and persons Of n sacred
nature. These windows are Fegarded
the finest in Europe.
Up THE RHINE.
It was impossible to 90 up the river
by the steamer, as it is flooded and
dangerous. The railroad runs along
the banks Of the Rhine in a man
ner similar to that along the Hudson
river. The river is distinctly seen
most Of the way up to Mayenee, the
head Of steam navigation. Until after
passing Bonn there was little worthy
of special interest to be seen. The
scenery does not surpass that Of the
Hudson river. 1t will not equal it as
il appeared last September, lust after
the first frOsts. 1t was after passing I
bonn, and reaching the high banks, I
that it began 10 be very impressive. /
lt came on all uncOnsciOusly after the /.
disappointment Of the first sight Of /.
the lar-famed river. Before we were |
aware Of it the Rhine seemed all the /
German people and foreign travellers /
claim for it. There are high ranges |
Of angular rocks running at times up I
10 high SUBMITS. On sO.ne of these {
Isolated SUBMITS are the castles of
feudal times, representative of which .
are seen in the United States. On
the sides OF these steep slOpes, and /
facing the river, are the vineyards of
the Rhine. 1t seems rather strange /
that vegetation could grow in such I
rocky soil; but many of the vine /
yards looked green, and are, no doubt, [
fruitful, furnishing abundant wine .
for the poorest Of the people. Besides !
the vineyards, there are ivy, moss, /
ferns and small sized shrubbery, /
which combine in good effect with
the white, gray and red-cOlored stone.
They who know the beauty, and even
grandeur, Of the effect produced by
the Rhine scenery, must, for them
selves, either ride, walk or sail along
ts banks.
WAR IMPRESSIONS