The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-01-23

abundance OF material for the study of his
profession, general or special, and the repu
tation of the corps ofprofessors is unequal
ed. Hundreds of students from all quarters
of the civilized globe flock to this great cen
tire Of medical instruction and many doctors
of considerable experience and practice re
sort thither to brighten up their knowledge
of the science There are other hospitals il
the city, but they are of minor Importance
as compared to the Algemeine Krankcn
haus.
The residences of Vienna arc generally
we'll constructed and present a handsome
exterior, and in general especially those
occupied by the middle classes, look better
than those OF the same class with us
This is due to the fact that it is very rare
ly the case that one family occupies @
whole house. The houses are built with
courts entered by one great door and di7i.
ded into suites of apartments. The pecu.
llarities of German domestic life are such
that the family only requires small space
Ordinary suites of apartments consist only
of three rooms and kitchen and in these
often reside families of considerable pre-,
tensions. The entrance to the family
abode is often through the kitchen, and
the parlors are usually at the same time
bedrooms. This arrangement, which will
doubtless seem strange to many of youl
readers, especially tho ladies, will be better
understood when write you somewhat in
regard to German customs, as I intend to
do in later communication. There are
many fine buildings in the city for the use
of the military population. They are
quartered in immense cazernes, many OF
which have considerable pretensions in an
architectural point of view. purposely
avoid attempting to describe the Imperial
residence, as it is only wonderful heap Of
buildings erected, improved and altered at
different times, and the task would require
more time and patience, both for writer
and reader than the object aimed at
would justify.
The post office and police arrangements
are excellent. There is one chief post
office, the Haupt Post in the "Stadt," and
one each of smaller size for the different
districts into which the city is divided.
Letters accurately directed are taken i'm
mediately to the office of the district to
which they belong and distributed by
carriers as is the case at home. Others,
whether so directed or not, are placed in
the poste restante, where they can be obtain
ed on application. If the exact address
is left at the poste restante, the letters will
be delivered just as if they had been accu-
rately directed by the sender. So it is
only necessary after one has settled in vi
emma to have his letters directed to the
city, and they will be delivered to him in
his private room. The city is supplied
with boxes for the receipt of letters to be
day by the officers. But the same loose
ness which prevails at home is not allowed.
The box is double and the carrier only has
the key of the outer one. He removes the
inner box, replacing it with an empty one
and 50 carries the deposited letters to the
office without seeing or touching them.
The police force consists of nearly 5000
men, is divided into horse and foot, armed
with sabres, and managed with military
strictness. The authorities have the name,
residence and occupation of each person in
the city in their possession. A few days
after stranger settles 4, Vienna, he re-
celyes paper on which lie is requested to
write his name, nationality, age and occu-
patton, and to answer the question as to
whether lie is married or not. Household
ers are compelled to inform the police when
they take a new lodgcr. 1t is all run by a
sort ofmilitary clock-work, and though IA
ther burdensome to the people is quite eff
tectual. Petty crimes, however, it seems
cannot be well prevented, and the stealing
of clothes and such articles is by no means
uncommon.
This letter have no doubt, will prove
about as dry in the reading as it does in
the writing, but hope my next will be an
Improvement as intend to give you lit
tie sketch of the amusements by which the
Viennose while away their leisure hours
Great preparations are being made for the
enjoyment ofthe Christmas holidays; two
weeks vacation has been decreed for the
University, and the shop windows plainly
point to the approaching festival. Iexpect
to have rather dull time of it, and will,
in all probability, Le compelled TO satisfy
myself with purely imaginary attack on
that noble American bird, the turkey.
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