, 1874-09-26

by ilcnolng their guests In oscr? rogeli'lo wa7.
and enc;o1gg ; their sov"ns t. require
1uenco is, that German, whom ho goes to tho
springs, tlrinea Lis vito and ohdron along with
Inn, md RottIos down for ono or lwo months Of
quiet lifo and Freedom from baslnoas-ouroa. II
thor moderate wardrobe, md tako tho cars TO
another md, When thu sohBun Is finished, taoy
return to their lomot hcnotl Of ailments, or rc
cnperatotl In hotly and refrethod In mind, after
~ expenditure Of money but ltttlo greater than
II thoy had remained nt homo. Such ia tho mode
OF hfo OF the vast minority OF tho German poo-
plo. WHO visit tho Watering -plaoas ovory autnmor
III conntloBs tflousandA
;. Formerly, soveral Of tho most noted Of tho
iorinan spas woro cursod with gambling, ost*b-
llahmcnts. patronized chioiiy BY Fronoh, En-
glinli. aud Kussiana. But they are now all abo'-
ished. After Prunsln annexed Nassau and Soy
cral other potty Stalos where gambling WAS j.
consod by their Dukes, tho Prnsainn parllament.
hn net closing all Of them after certain day,
on tho ground Of their being immoral instltu-
tions and scandal 10 tho Klngdom. When
tho German Empire wan organtzotl In lo7l,
all othor parts Of Germany. Horao-racing for
purses, alld betting thereon, Noro also forbid
den aud completely suppressed. Tho senttmcut
Of the Germans ta asorse to the "noble sport
OF whipping horses around acourso for gambling
purposes. I'i,o Germans ARC
NOT MUCH ADDICTED TO GAMBLING
Of any description. Tho rohEon IL, thcy arc 4
cautioua, conservative, otuae-tatod paoplo, who
believe that bird In tho hand Is worth more
than a whole Aosk In tho buaF.ea. There ta
nothing In ga1noa Of ct1a,ico, combined with
fraudulent aUto and "ropfng-n tricks, which
conlmcnds such a,nuaolnents to thonl az poaa-
urablo or honorable. Tho common foeling H.
that gambling is essentially dishonest aud
reputable ss n profession. Tho Geriaana aro
totally destitute Of tho nnrvons. rookioss. risk
nll Compartment at Americana; consequently
t.oy sollom venture their eatninga on thn turn
Ct n card or die. horse-raco or election. They
buy aud aet vhoat, barley, oats, and posk. with.
Hlong" or .'nhort;'s and mover organize s cor
nors ullorcby "rng' OF dcaloara undertake
to fleece and bankrupt their follow-morohants
Of the samo association. What ~ done,
Of Commerce. in tha why Ut fotestalling" sud
! "cornorng tho market for awindling purposes,
would, II practicca In this country, dissraoo tho
guilty operators forever, aud probably consi3u
them to the reformatory keeping Of
A GERMAN rEN1TENTtART.
Such Is the difference in tho standard Of pub
lic sentiment in tho matter of gambling aud
swiutllnE IL commercial TRANSACTIONS in tho two
| couutrica. The German Lizard Of Trado may, IN
timo, progross to the lofty standard Of freedom
In dishonesty onjoyed by their American hreth-
| ren, aud learn to- organize corner" with in-
| tent to dcfrand, with az much skill and Hang-
! froia rs their traueat!antfo nefghoors; but at
present, at least. thay nro not oven naolhites,
and would be puzzled to know how to begin d
| "corner." All mon ARC not honest In Germany.
| By nnr ncnnB and There are plenty Of iudiyid-
uala who would cheat more Il they knew how. OF
| wero not nfrnid Of falling into tho clutches Of
| Germany, as we'll as in all othor countries
but, whoro thoro il ono belonging to such
clasHos, thoro arc many In America. Too
much individual freedom to do az ono ploaeee,
unwh!rpcti by lnw and uncenBured b. public
opinion, powerfully tends to promote dishoness.
and crime III my country. IL is opportunity and
temptation which cause men to eat OF forbidden
fruit mud to backslids from tho uaikB Of virtue
purontal discipline, which is
! BrR1CT AND RIGID IL GERMANY,
ia noto1sonsly lax and fasb4s in America. Ihs
maxim Of tue wloo man, Drlng up child II
| tho way he should so, and whom le is old ht
will not denart from it," is constantly kept ii
mind by German parents. It would be well fol
erallv forgotten or disrosarded by tho natura
guardians Of American children.
| There is another thing In which tho Gormanl
differ very widely from "nasivo" Anericans,
including both uut'vos an5 adopted 1riah,-
and that ie they know how to drinl
thoir glass without, making boasts
Germans to practice tcotota1ism or to enforc
|
of drinkers OF mildlv.Atiuln1eting beverages Il
tho form Of beor and wine, and hayo been fo
thousands Of years. They aro AZ universally nd
dlctcd to bear az Americans aro to- colroe, tea
and whisky; but thoy know how TO driuk it With
out intoxicatinn. Dr11nkennoss is go rare ant
infrequont llas it may bo said
NOT 70 EXIST.
hayo Travelled thoubeui}p Of miles through Ger
many il, ysriouB directions, visiting nearly al
lilo chief citiea, md have made diligent inauir
OF American Cousuls and other wel-inforIuet
poraons, aud roceiyed> but ono answer eyory
! wnoro. viz; t.No 1ruukon1,cbs among t11o Ger
1naIs: public sentiuept would not tolerate 1t
the habta Of tho country nre aIl against It.,
Tho reason Of this freedom from 1uobriatiou
the total ABSENCE of whisky, and tho suDutitutio
| Of The 1nildor beer. whisky la The Hhor " ti,a
Possesses tbo spirit Of tic Raging devil, aud til
| cultivation Of v1toao iuti,nato acnuniutnnc
maEog 80 n,auy bousts mud loators Of Iristuo
aud Amcricul5 in tho United States,
Tia Gcr.na,, res ards biz beer almost as
An raunS,,A1 mr. r1,srpvor.
o,5 y ,ron1d an i,srf 70 " ,o,,v;nco In, that
J"n. ~, rnnt .ir ~ nrcb nmt,,,nant NJ 1snat n
,n,Il r. von NV n = f;nrmnn ,hat 'Inr ,nan ~
,,,,ysi,,no;sta md n,,yac;un. estao1n al forms -
nl,oI,oi nx noIsnt,nis. nnA thnrefore henr nu,s
hn u;nrioua m tl,o nbvsiroi uvstN,n he wi]i ~
nj. thnt lis lnraf,tj,nrs haya in consiJnroh|
nna.t i;rpi m l,ner fnr mnra tl,sn mn yas,
that lis ANCESTORS. WHO fought Julius Cnsnr nm