The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-14
GERMAN LITERATURE.
FRANKFORT-ON-THa IMAM. May Is, 1

FRANKFORT-ON-TH IMAM, May Is, 1874
Travellers in Europe are apt to miss fine intel
lectua treats II they omit to purchase In their
misrations some delightful books. which Germans
oc as0nally prepare for our ed.ncati0n and en-
llehtenment We refer especially To the local
guide books, WHOM German booksellers publish IN
the large cites, Tor sale to innocent and unwary
travellers. We do not, Of course, include the Eng
lsh editors, but have to do with o class oil works
whicn are prepared by Germans, who appear to be
under the impression that they are masters OF the
English language. and VINO, at least. succeed in
giving US small measure o amusement came
&C oss some editying specimens OF gulne-bOok
literature. The last received bcals the title OF
"Guidc through Franklort-on the Main and
Its Environs Edited after u Heyner's
fourth edition, BY J. Gamus. Together with
eight imprinted woodcuts, map and 4 birds.eye
view OF the city" The title 10 promising enough
even before We delve into the treasures OF the
textua contents. "a leader OF excursions"
wonid perhaps be puzziing expression to igno-
rant tourists; not so to thorough students OF J.
Camts' gulue book. especially lyon have Heyner's
original four h edition before you The writer has
here translated the word We2wsssr by 'ieader,"
instead Of guide co." as any English writer not
20 well up In the richness Of the Anyiosaxon
tongue would have DONE
GERMAN PIGEON ENGLIsH.
But NJ GlmDs Is amusing all the way through
his books. He first OF al tells Us That he does not
undertake "to establish climax in order to
rank the different objects, after their excellence"
one must ponder long over this sentence until he
finds out that the translator Intended to give in
English the &c man sentence, ave shall not
range the sights o. the city ding their i'm.
portance." &C., but take them al they come In our
walks. On page we are treated to
description o. revolution, IN which we
ate told that the leader, after defending
himself valiantly, was ''captvated," sentenced to
death and executed. NJ damps seems to have an
incurable fredllect on for putting everything in
the feminine gender-cities. churches. livers and
women. When he tell US that at last abe became
the capital Of the Grand Ducny oil Frankfort no
refers to the city OF Frankfort not to q person.
A civil war Q866 Is termed the German brethrens
war; and IN the same sentence foreign tourists
are treated to gcsh Of modest patriotism about
q city for which they surely care little or nothing.
On the same page we are told that the war OF
1870. when sudden CRY OF war came from the
Seine, terri yng the peaceable city that was con-
scious OF her not beng too far on the boundaries
the German patriotic ieeing &c. &C.. burst out,
&C., &c. NJ Gambs tells us that the public prone
nades OF the city remind him OF blooming mother
ters AS DO not find this exq liste sentence In tile
original German l presume NJ Gambs has mere
drawn on his own Imagination and English voca-
buiary with brll liant success
ENGLISH BILL or FARE.
Next TO guide books the writer's OF bills Of fare
deal worst with the English language. once took
the liberty OF stealing specimen from the best
hotel IN BOrdeaux, for tie sake OF Its interesting
GU iosities. Bguf la mode garni Is styled on the
English side, ''beef at mode;" Oras-double Ia
lvon,satse Is In English, "doube tripe at lyon.
naise - ure Cotelette q la jardtniere becomes on
the opposite SIDE "mutton at Jardinlere;n p0ulet
a Ia Narenco Is "iowl stewed at Marengo )" pigeon
en- compete IS merely the French Tor a 'sleweed OF
pigeons - haricot bancs q la maare d'hOtel 10
"white french beans at Angaise." and creme
Tsrte Is o 'Iried Of cream.u Under the head OF
coree aud liquors we end "cognac Of brandyr
and 'daatzich OF brandy" and so on throughout
the list. Sometimes we come across passages in
the wrunas OF our English cousins that cause US
AMUSEMENT We remember once reading the pas.
sage, "DGs haupt0ertcM der Wartenoberger fst
IeberkLsse." (The iavorite dish OF the Wurtem.
berg people Is liver dumplnss). Translated
as-"1he supreme Court Of Wurtemberg Ia at
Lebekosse. Again. the passage, "Dem pater
0ya,let, En- rettet 0eschaofnd; er haH IN de,, arme,
das ichzende kind.n tThe father shudders he
rideta 50 last, he holds In his arms his grooming
child, was once translated as "He holds In MS
arml MS eighteenth child.v French correspond
ent poke one OF his letters about the singing of
q cettan I'M. lie DOmch0r, OF Berlin - having taken
the word donachor cathedral choir to be proper
name. As q pendant to this we nnd In the
.sBitgraphie Unlverselle des Musiciensu OF M,
Fets the German name Kynhauser-the noun
tain beneath which Kaiser Baroarossa Is supposed
to hleep encnanted-translated with Ia Quereue
do,tesuque. The editor, not being acquainted
win the mountain In question, supposed Ev0 10 bc
thesubstantive OF kefe,. to scoid, and hauser TO
be he adjective Of haus, and SO he came to .the
dones &c quarrel"
one OF the finest works on travel published In
CennaDy Tor some time ID q large Illustrated work
on italy, which IL Issued In instruments BY the
hotse OF Engelnorn, IN stuttgart. The first mum.
perbeiore me Is exceedingly attractive. The luI
it'll Is "ltalia; Pilgrimage from the Alps to
Mont Etna" The text is by Karl Stieler, Euuard
Pauus and Wodemar Kaden; the Illustrations
SOM in tone. some In the text, are supplied
by some twenty or the best German
aTt1s, among whom we name Bauern.
feih, Gloss, kaulbach. Passlnl, Werner and
othtrs. The work Is TO be Completed In
twelty-iour NUMBERS, or about 400 pages, and viii
conan 300 illustrations. In the frst number Kari
stleler gives some chapters, From the Alps to
the .ouo,h winch are very att actively written,
and July come no 10 tue promise made in tue