The New York herald., 1874-09-27
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elevation. has beautiful drives and parks and
promenadss. has a fine kursaai anu music and
theatre and large lake; yet with all these attrac-
tons no healthy person could long remain unin-
nuenced by the sight Of so many sick and diseased
whom one meets at every step. True, watering
places were called into life for the special benefit
OF the sick; but we have become 30 accustomed to
the gayety and pleasures OF such places as HON.
burg and Wlesbaden and Baden Baden that we
are actually startled when we meet terrible
diseases at these places face to face. How pleas
ant ls to idle and gossip at the springs OF HON.
burg or Ems and watch the beautiful healthiul
countenances ABOUT you How unpeasanty afrect
YOU the sight OF these poor incurabes suffering
from paralyt1c af1ictions, from rheumatism and
scroula and hldeous skin dlseases-people OF all
ranks and pale children whose life is poisoned AZ
the very commencement! Yet, II we put ourselves
in the place OF these lnvalids We can perhaps
better appreciate the charms OF this bathing place,
It's beauties Of nature and art and It's quiet and
economical existence.
"BAD-NAUHEIM'
IA but an hours distance from Frankfort, on the
Main Weser Railroad to Cassel and the North,
and is situate in fruitful district not Jar rom the
Taunus range, which supplies Its mineral and sals
springs. In appearance the city Is altogether
the Gauls 200 years before Christ, coins from this
date having been found in the vicinity' ana long
before Nauheim was called into existence the
rude hordes were in the habit Of procuring thef
salt from the springs. Ashes and stone and
earthen ware from the pre- Christian era have been
int IN the Cooking Of salt The Romans do not mem
ton the place at all, though 1t Is presumed that
presence nee have been picked up there and about on
several occasions. The only important rellc oi
the past Is the tower now greatly renovasedl On
at the Instance 0f st. Boniiace the apostle TO the
Germans about whose grave the German psnops
records tell OF rehgious CONNECTS between Prot
estants and Catholics, and once when, In 1872, the
French determined to take possession OF the SAT-
works the city called 10 its aid detachment oi
the Hanau garrison and defended lts same tIeas-
THs BATHS AND THE SALT WORKS:
| Nauheim is. a city OF bathing establisnmenss @
rather than o. drinking psoPe pnsr sVs
| TENS. The sick and diseased walk or are take.
| in carriages or perambuiators 10 the oasns anu M
other ingredients Tor an hour or two For those
| suffering from diseases OF the throat the doctors
pa;ients take their Books, or, If German ladies'
tner Knitting embroidery and sit lor some hours
structures OF birch twgs, through which she water
drips waiting patiently for recovery: IL seemas sra
IuHa Mas look Sso hopeuI and happy noticed seyera.
| ladies reading contentedly, IN dreamy iasMon,
and they looked as II they really oeeved ba u1e
efficacy OF the means employed to enect tne % cure;
| The sight OF these patients would remlna blDlca1
reader Of the poor wretcnes VINO sat N oy 1hs poor
| SLOAN waiting for the waters TO De trOuDleo.
| THE SALT GRADES"
These immense structures OF birch twigs, OK
| q hundred feet wide, some OF them being as mucn
as . quarter OF mile long,, built up entirely 9f
away OF, On the elevated portion OF the grades"
the salt water in its impure state IS passed INTO
wooden trough and Is nsa the stacS
birch twigs, and, after dripping rom twg 70 twio;
Is collected in q long wooden basin below w ana ts
thence conducted to the boiling houses some ols-
tance away. These saline structures are long.
dark ugly things, supported on either sloe y Dy
hundreds OF props, but peculiarly interesting ana
primitive. The process OF boiling is carried on in
nine immense watts. The total annual productions
tons. Is Of excellent quality ana much used lor
the sailing down Of meat. The works being on
the outskTt OF the clty, DO not at all mar Hs
beauty
is one OF the finest OF It's Kind kaving been ntted
up with great elegance and comfort during the
gambling There are readlng, CONVERSATION,
billiard relreshment and concert rooms, A anu dnn,a . 9
are given daily in the large concert hall. Now, IN
the not summer weather, the music is under Tue
trees in front from three 20 iour ~ the afternoon
and from six to seven in the evening, when all the
guests assemble. There is not much elegance or
dress at Nauheim. The guests appear to be mostly
from the middle classes. The ladies' are chiefly
Germans, as one can tell at glance by their tax
ing their knitting or embroidery work with them hem
passable and might be enjoyable but
cnasn ne who s6oa snS sing
help out the bandmaster. Tne red-oacked Murray
does not seem as yet to have pointed out 'ths the
white-velled sons OF Albion. BY the way, DO you
think any rational Englishman can tell you the
white wells round their hats when they travel IN
Germany, The heat is certainly not oppressive.
German seldom caricatures "Mlord' wltnOut
sun umbrella, while "Miady'' is pictured with M
boots hed up TTroes
hat and an alpine STOCK.
NATURAL BEAUTIES.
| The gem OF Nauhelm'S natural beauties ls tne
lake. 1t is pretty large sheet OF waters
good sized pond y would be IN, IN Amerca iI sncas,
lined with shady trees On one side Is bathing
house, on the other restaurant. Boats lie q,
Sneno 1 Hr and e sna OF to
closer examination OF those curious little
that have been built for the swans tnat noat in
great numbers about the waters. Yesterday
found German poem by modern poet, whose
name omitted to note, which so exquistely de
scrlDes the idyiiic character OF the Naunelm Lake
and its inhabitants that have been induced u
attempt Its translation. Thus 1t reads
Ina glorious park
Near the waters edge
| Beauteous flowers grew
Sweet forget-menots.
! Lilies ana roses Ialr,
Bloomed together there
And their flower heads
Ger the lake they Dene
| As IN yearning calm,
| As In sweet content
Then upon the
Proudly foaed on,
Greeting all the flowers,
An enamored swan
! Thoughts OF bliss and Joy
There exchanged they long.
In the glorious park,
| and h0wery thr0ng.
Der this silent scene.
| WOndrous fair, there smitN
But the uorn of spring,
| Fragrant, warm and mild.
| And the lark alone,
As she sang oerhead,
| Knew what swan ana flowers
| To each other said.
Truly the sick can praise God for the creation ol
such beautiful resting places as we and In ana
around the hills OF the Taunus. Yet life must be-
come somewhat wearlsome TO the sick even among
the grandest beauties Of nature, unless they dnd
comfort and consolation In human sympathy and
society. AS to