, 1874-07-15
BOu1e Oddities Of Life In the
Austrian Capital.
R0thiC and Roman LCiters---COmDlox
Condition OF tho German
Currency.
Low tho Traveller is Perple1ed BY tho
Change in lilo Names Of Things.
cotf6e-Drinking in Vionna..-Wine and
Beer VS.. Whisky..-The Cathedral
Of st. Stephen.

Tho Routo from Vienna 10 the Bnyaria1
Capital.--Grand Scenery-..Tle
Alps.
Eptotal Correspondence qf 7ht Chicago T,iouns.
MUNICH. Juno 1t, 1874.
While the population Of Vienna ls compoeet
Ut d dozen distinct races, ench speaking dit
ferent tongue In their domestic circles, ar)d OF
hibiting castB Of oountcnanco which their yariou!
national origins Indicate, yot
THE rEuroNto ELEMENT pnEDosf1NATEh
over all tho othots, evou more decidedly thar
the Now-EnglRnd element docs In Boston. Witt
all its heterugopeity Of raoe aud language, II II
essentially German city. Nino-tonths Of tue
nameB of persons aud lrtnB on tho Atr0ot-aignB
and on posters aud handbills On tho bill,
posting boards, aro German unmes; aud
while thousands, in their famaly-circlcs,
speak tho Magyar, slavonlo, Bohemian,
aud other strange tongues, In public
German aootns to be tho universal language of
business and sooial intoroourse, aud 90 per cont
Of all tic newspapers sold on tho atreeta and
read In the cotTeo.houses and boor- -gardons aro
printed In Gothic type, in the Geriuun tongue !;
but 1t III rather singular fact that, wh!lo
Tho newspapers employ tho antique typog-
Saphy, all the esroot-signs, pos.ors. and
haudbills, ure in Roman letters, the same as ono
eees iu French or English city. Evon tie
handbils containing tho public proclamations
and official notices are printed in Roman charac-
ters. But take up Il newspaper, aud thore Ia an
instant transition to tie r1noouth-looking Gothic
typo. Yet tho Guide-Booka for Germany are all
printed in Roman letters All tho descriptive
books and pamphlets Of Vienna, orerod Tor salo
w fbn hontt 116 6nt FIN u.sfo
in Roman Typography, whils the 1auguugo is
German.
but, Notwithstanding the signs, posters, and
books are constructed iu the familiar Romano
characters, and tho people are fair-skinucd, and
dressed in the Paris fabhionB the trayolor is
constantly reminded by the yornacular OF tho
natives, md tho money of account, that he is no
longer among tho "Latin races" where tue
lanyue Francais aud french frnncs pass current.
Whaseyer French words, terms, or expressions
ho may have picked up, which carried him nfcly
through France, Belgium, 1thly, aud Switzer-
land. will no longer sorye him. lie IL reminded,
At every stop and every minute, TINT Ao il now
m CHEAT DEUTSCHLAND.
whcro tho money, Instead of bsiug francs and
oeutiues, is gulacns aud lsreutzers III one place,
thalerB and groschon in thrd aud that
in Que part Of Deutchland, 100 kroutzors make
gulden, but IN another part it only takes 60;
while in tho first cnse the guldon is worth in
American gold 48 cents, III Tho other it is worth
about II Il conts. And then tho thalor yaroa
from 60 to Is cents, and whllo Ito groscleu frac-
tions arc computed as 50 to tho thaIer On this
side Ut mountain or river, Oh the other they
ore rockoueu at Gu; and, III tho parts Of the
country whore 30 grosolonB mako a thaler, II
pfcnnigs nuke groschen, but how many Of
thoIn it takea to make mark in one place, \
hosin in another, guldon in third, or dullar
Ak.rkk II
out" unless he il Deutcher to tle manner born,
and hAs given hs mud earnestly to the subioot
from hlH early youth.
but 1t IL not tha strange names and cccantric
which alone perplox the traveller; he 10 longer
knows the native uame of anything, And
MUST RELEARN EVERYTHING.
The railways and steamboats,, which ho had
de-fer" mud hateaux-a-yapsur," havo now be-
como oisenbnlnon and "tlamplueAlne
trim is wagenzug," and. il you want to 70
by the oxprcss. or II you must
"yoyageurt" becomes "'relsonde";. aud hia
"buggNge' changes into "das gopaecko !" aud
bis tru1!a is . "kotrer" instoad Of ''.naaIlo'
The "hotel" whore he puts up is ''gast-
hRus"; aud bis bedroom from "cllambre-a.
Gouche1i" correl9tes iutso a "schlafzmner."
The bougie' which lights you to bed, aud for
which you are cllnrged u franc among the Latin
Aud hall al horin or sulden among tho Teutonlo
puUllEAuH, III AGEGElPtu Ill SO1T Dill A8 "WGClB-
stock" and the :. n4lanlottuy", g ignite thom
"noto." but "do, rcchnung.' Whou you wa want
your broaktast or dluner, i ia no longer de-
i nlittagesson you must ask for, aud bier "
Is tho drink, instonl Of ''yln," which washes
down the solid food Tho flour OF the hotol you
ire on is called "stock {" instead OF ".etase,"
q @ ths u rio wy ss pssal nses9 s
"sortie" ie un t'ausgaugn Yuu must ut,t aav
HcoulJiou !" but We Siol7" When you ,1 witt ot
10 know tho prick, OF an urticle: Streets and
"rtrassen" aud "saekgaesschon." Tho cab,
which you ha7e learned to call "vuituro," ii
now j." der fracht " aud this "eootlcr" who drives
It "dor kutscher."" Tho "pour-yoire whicl.
he demands in addition to tho established tarif
he calls "trinlgeld."' aud he will hurl oathH Of
enormous length aud foArtul sound after you it
tho liquot-tip is not linnuod to him. though ho
has no legal right TO it. Finally. whom you leave
u" ville," It il - stadt" you 20 AWAY frosu;
inquire what is tho fare to your destination,
you must not Hay to the agent, "Qnol est 10
prix q lei a1unch :" but, :" Vic viol kostot GU
von llior nnch Munchen I" And then tahe caro- |
you don't got into ucb.wason," or you viii !
10 Auffocatod with the tuluuB Of !. tnbnc,"
Those who propose to nlals the tuur Of Cor
nnny will add immensely TO thor comfort and |
to the knowledge they will obtain in travelling |
through it, il They auqniro ut least
AsMArrEnlH1 Of THE TEuToNlo TONGUE
before visiting Deutschland. While it is truo |
that ono mcoH many Germans who cnn sneuk |
more or less English, vet they aro Very fes III
comparison with thoHo who cuuhot understand |
word OF English with whom ono III brought in |
contact, mud from wllOra one desires to obtain lp-
formation. 1n travelling through country whore |
QUO il stranger to the languAge, hs laIors ll,-
dor many Of tho Disadvantages oi q porson WHO |
i6 bora deaf and dumb, bucauao what Ae hears ih |
not understood, aud what ho says IL not compre-
Aondod.
While all Vienncso appear to DO deeply do.
in drinking it, tAoy arc uearly aa toud Of colIeo;
THE nE6T CUP OF COFFEE
to bo llud In Europe is in Vicnua On tho prIn-
oipal busnesa-stroats tlloro il ootfeo -lolshe In
slnnost ln every biouk; th.y arc not looatod down III
III dark ana diagy basement, but OIL tuo street.
floor. Beer is raroly sold in tliom; vine may 10
l!ntl, however. Hut coifeo mud cigars, with a
and little breatl-rol!, constitute the
Him III i1a tIluGa Eitliitt nroiatll