The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-11
TRE GERMAN GAMBLING HELLS,
The Famous GeFmaa watering Pla.
ces-rhtIr Great Ga@hmsx R.GsO-
IIshmeuIs-SOme Of IheIr scenes IN d
DOinga.


MAJ quAhty, music, Ard gsmolirs facilities.
There arr thee spas WnlcI are especially
iam Us Vic. baden, Il .IaoGrg, AID Baden
Baceu.
We baden is q town o. sllf;le more tnan 20
90 lnbaolt4uis tin lc66 <ss capita Of the
DucbS Oi Ma. al, An, tustcelce ot tue DIse
is one oftte Ode vate-iGg places IN europe;
and retains rs Pcpu Arlty, 20 the lace OF al
conUsti' iOu, % the tX'Fnt o. scme 30 OO
anuu Il visltYTs. / IA, 10 sam springs, and
two colo ones. The cuff OF tdese is the
KocaOiuauen. which j. : boiiiIg spring of
the ten Derature oi l56 FJhr. and tastes very
muct Tx. cnicken bruth-uot over strong OF
the cnlcksn l. IS used for drIukng SIS well
as for bathing, Out | 'org-s wns', in pirtIcn
lar, It is supposed 10 be good for. One
tumb er-iun cured me. The place
with its bright s.u-coed villas-remiIds
one OF some OF cur Ann rican wns
and tlere are eXtensive grouuds, charmingiy
laid out and open to promenade. Tue neigh
borhood IS a delight oce, aud the enc osing
hills are Gro Vned vitn Vineyards Which-lEe
the famous HoChhensF-are noted The world
over for tEe.r vlntages.
Homburg Is smaller ana more recent 1t
reminded me. in it comparative newness and
obvious rapidiy Of gro Sth, sirongly OF sara
tOga Il is reached ~ ar hour by FaIl from
Fra1kfOrt~ou-t Nam h,s permanent
pOpuatiOn U from : 40 u ) 900 which Is
doubled curing the sumner by health aud
pleas ure-set ksIs. There are Sha beate
springs, and q very the cyld buboling sellZ T
fountain AID he clma IS more agre able
in hot weather than tnAt OF its principal
rivals, ibssnuch as there Is 81 nOst always q
fine current vi air Ora ling through the
town
Baden Blden must be conceded TO hold the
palm for Dtauty IL II one Of tne most charm
Inglv situated and picturesque tOWcs | have
ever seen IL lies astride the little river OOs,
at de eutrsnce oi the Black Forest, and is
surrCul ldtd ElIi 6r~clad hills which recede at
various augies, aud oder, in he vAheJs which
wind among taem, Continually varying
Quality Of beauty. TIE Contributions OF
many wears OF [ stetul expenditure are seen 10
buildings ald grounds aud there is an at
trsctIve mixture OF the Old and slmple With
the new and gorgeous. There is h-re resi-
dent Dot uation OF about 90, with some
thing dke so coo an usl visitors. |. is need
less 10 add that 10 many paris OF the town
every house is 8 hotel or boarding house
Here sg-iu the sprinEs are lot, but vito no
particular taste said 10 be good Tor gouL
Tbeumaism, dyspepsia, etc. ali | know
about tnem is that theg are not good TO
driuk
have meutiosed something besides spas,
as essential 10 the succ, - OF German water
ine-plac-. rheTe Il mns.c 10 abundance ct eacn
a the tarse toWns I'm .ere describing But all
would be a. snail account wltlOut the gTtat
ganb ing b uses Wricl are t. he nsi1r.tT the
central attracuOn - TINS k,nt OF hfe /: and
which are pen n IN VI n until midnight
toT, when there : a bal, - iOug A. the ball
may last) % tv ~ day 10 the week, except
thar, vim A really ,ouchiug pie'y. they are
closed on sulc,y during tie hours Of divine
service AL = done operiY. and indeed
Ofhclally ne plsyrg being expressly under
the supervisor Ot A government A-ent, 70
wpom a.i disputes are Immediately re.erreo
fcr tuai teysiOn.
II gCU be tAEt 70 exceed The maguih
csucu-ardf usF say. .udeei. tae exquisite
tlstv-.It-1 -rrAi .iies of "a cugs. The
kurslal IN hrmburg hetac me newest, and
haviuE 4 to CuuttEd wtn ulo-t iceTtia ia
the purhC uAnlt of Ecing eseSoere, Is H.
alme rgsuHCts rrr nurst ia. the prlsetpAl
~ 10 W.--nucrn 10 lSo lee ioug, 81 ieet
wtds auu 58 feet hiEh A1. 'ba. 10 b iden,
which vas opened 10 ls2i. is decorated with
richuess aud elegance which lew palaces
which / have seen have elusled. Servants,
with amazing Gives TO r,,elr legs, dressed 10
the costume OF the time OF LOUIS XIV,
abound.
at trsnGe 4 g,drdRts Never having iJund my
self competent 10 learn The difference between
one card and auother, and freate e qlIardnfe
heiur paved with carcs, | confess myself
uBaSle TO explain the uYsteri OF this latter
game; except 70 state that = Is paved upon
long table, upon witch ihe sutf5rers place
v.
more than Latf the time, the bank taxes il iD,
and the losers car sAy nohipg against II, be-
cause Il is done 'ac -urc ug 10 the rules"
Roulette | trirk | understand better. 1t Is
played also upol loug ya1'c Va the center OF
which revolves (ShUD 'Urret) wheel per
hsps Two fees IN diameter, whose circum'er-
euce is divided i4to IS compartments
numbering from - 81, wit1 O
aud 90 Thes1 Lulbars follow each
other as gliarly -s pJ-slhie, aud
one h2it ~ them are rei. and ne other hall
black retchn- nom the wheel toward
each end u thy l4Dle, are trrse iOug ccluuus
% figures " twelve each, the Iumoers beng
stamped upou tine c.otn, eAch 10 the center OF
It's Own small sglaFe--n- rnTee columns cor>
responding 10 tll 80 n.ures On tie wheel.
Two larger tu-rus, repfe- nlrS the zero,
head tbG thrte cliumGs. 9 ats d. these rows,
the space on th- -snle Is divided into three
compartulents specnvey. (Dn one side)
pass f. e. more than halfi, pssr i-vepJ ard
nOir lDacsl aud on the Other. mdRqUe les
than Ball hapai aueveuI and rouge lredI.
And at tie euC, arc three squar's marked t.
u Ipremar d0nze or frst tNeivtl. NJ. IL,
ImiGdle tv.lycl ana ID. Il, (isst
sselv'l A. ;av, o,inS 5A'y .k. iG' Flsyr 5nsir
game" and proce d o do % 81 laying doHn
the sum OF mou,y tney visited 20 sake, timer
U) upon the z 70, Ur GouO.e 70 sQuares, or
upon one Of the tlirty tx ncm6ers {; (2) upon
tne red 'hiack. l-u OF or
:" more ;bsn hlG" or "iess than halt "
squares (3) upon the "l>t IL :" "2i IL, or
sd l2" squares. When be mouey is all
down, the Operator ~airs re wheel in one
direction, anc SONS a small raj. OF the s'Ze OF
q martle IN lGe opposite direction upon
circular nc,ltd place sure uadiug the whsel,
win the result tLa- as he ball loses its
momentum i must IA " upon the Wheel
ard ron MO some ore ~ rs ON srtments-
the 1uu her a1d Co'or oi which be at CDce
-sr1unces. | NAV Ce, igr example, ''No. q,
color red " IA lha' cas- II 4uynC dy has placed
bis money upJu the corresponding
square rumbrr q g. The tank pays him
35 times the amount cits MS stake. II anyS
body has placed tis money IpOl the square
marked the ls' IL (-he number ba,ng in the
first oi he three rs. wihcu max the whole
number 36), the bsnk pays linn twice the
amount o. Ll> stake. IL anyh1cy has paced
his money 1pou the square marked
red, the bank pays hin the amount
OF his stake. IL anybody mas placed
his moCeY upon the "eyen," or First half"
sIusres, (6 hsiug an even number and in the
first half Of S6) t1e bank pays hm the amount
of his stake. All other stss ss the bank rskes
into it's own treasury. Or. rather. | should
say, that there are enc or two other posi-.
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