The New York herald., 1875-09-26
A BOHEMIAN WATERING PLACE.
HOW HEALrH-sEEKERs FARE IN CARLSBAD
THE VIRTUES OF ''sPRUDEL" WOMEN
SEEKING TO GROW THN-How THE VISITORS


FARE AND WHAT THEY DO TO KILL TIME.
CARLSBAD, Bohemia, Sept Q 1875.
From Dresden to Chemnitz is a four hours ride, and
most OF the way ascending grade For thirty miles
the track is laid through precpitous region remind
ing one Of some portions of the Pennsylvania Central
The Germans seem to have a horror OF tunnels and
deep cutting, going around considerably avoid them,
but invariably hll up depressions with the most sub
stantial masonry. The wheels exceed in
diameter, eeyating the carriage more but diminishing
friction and traction was impressed with the scrupuous
care exercised In handling travellers baggage and the
moro so that it was something Americans quite
unused to at home There the baggage porters are
but synonyms for heartless brutes. Now, that so
many foreigners coming 70 our Centennial we
not be at least considerate decent they
this respectS How easy for the chiefs Of transit
poratons to give the necessary orders their subord
nates penalty Of dismissal for neglect disobe-
dence!
From Chemintz to Eyer the country Is more open,
spreading out into harvest landscapes of exquisite
beauty heightened by the complete of fences
Every few miles village passed. located generally
on some purlng stream, and having an air Of that
absolute finish apparent in this highly civilized
and long settled country. Unless the town was un-
uusally large but one church spire seen, showing
unanimity of religious faith among its occupants,
whether they had one or more gravles.
Not many of my fellow citizens will follow me to this
celebrated watering place. out of tho fashionable
track, though the number reported yearly ncreas-
ing Some three hundred here this season. including
men and women of note and health history more
than skin deep The total number of visitors thus far
this reported by the "Curste" as 81 Oo0 The
majority of these come of course to imbbe the waters
thought to be eficacious in abdominal Affections
Tsnoe enrin liz and aifa al
constituents OF Saratoga waters but differing essentially
in combination with less positive but penetrating
effect
Carlsbad has permanent population Of 00o and is
situated the Tep River, its junction with tho
Eyer, about forty miles from Prague. The Tepl is
walled up with granite the length OF the town. aording
passage way tor the Of about forty feet and
spanned by convenient carriage and foot bridges Con.
tract the Potomac at Harpers Ferry Virginia then
terrace up its steep sides with solid four
and five story brick houses supplemented wit numer
serpentine roads and promenades you will have
fair impression Of Carlsbad The consists almost
wholly Of hotels pensions, cafes and numerous
shops filled with the varied products of European
artisans which please much the feminine eye-the
Bohemian glassware particularly. Nothing but the
serious question of transportation prohibits the Ameri-
DANES from clearing out the town OF this article
1t is $50 lovely, and cheapl" In their enthusiasm
they give thought to Mr.. Bristow's probable
The town boasts of
SOME ELEGANT PUBLIC BUILDINGS
in the way of Museum saloon baths library and con-
cert halls and built, possibly, at the public expense
The Austrian government has legalzed a compulsory
tax, averaging six forms, on every stranger who
for pleasure or health This levy is os.
tensbly to pay the expenses OF the water
gladden. the municipality. The music superb and
complete, as everywhere in Germany lis full string
chestra which performs every morning at six when the
nd fc lad hxFt I'm oI.,
The members of the orchestra sit in black swallow
tailed coats and with their black silk hats remind one
very forciby Of so many pallbearers at funeral The
German doctors-some thirty In a-have great faith in
the combination of Markbruhn and Labitzky.
Nneenths OF the visitors dine in the open air under
shade front of the cafes II is novel at first
but becomes seductive and preferable. There
be laughing and chatting representatives of nearly
every cline and social grade from the English Lord to
the Polish Jew to whom enforced soap and water would
be personal blessing. glance the assemblage
would reveal startling percentage of the fattest women
now living. An Oriental who makes adeposity the
principal unit of measure OF feminine worth would be
enraptured at the rich harvest before him. These
ladies drink the waters to reduce If possible that
tundty which, next to advancing years. is the bane OF
proud womans life.
Carlsbad romantically beautiful The roads con-
tribute to this very much for they smooth hard
and permanent. and bordered-as indeed, all public
roads in Germany-wth two lines of shade trees.
The gravelled and shaded walks and ex-
tended An obseryant eye will see that the amount of
manual labor expended in beautifying the town and
suburbs Is immense and necessarily to arrive at its
present status for the lofty hills stand like giants in
the way. The work commenced long ago. for
Carlsbad celebrated its fifth centennial in 1862 The
drives walks concerts, shopping and eating constitute
the daily labor OF the crowd which goes 10 bed at nine
well tcked with cotelettes and Voslawer Godbeck for
it rise again at six to meet Labitzkys pabearers
at the spring.
from the highest points in the vicinity the extended
country beyond. To this end donkeys are used They
are hardy little fellows, with the Wheeling
ing notes remember on the plains OF Mexico They
subserve the purpose well, but sometimes are worthy
of sympathy. To see one of them bcstraddled by a
cigar and umbrella attached to ponderous Teuton OF
2, 900 5000 tons-pounds should say-avordupois
would be apt to throw our Herr Bergh into any.
thing but pous frame Of mind. Handicapped in this
way, and hardly visible poor Jack moves very slowly
resigned and weary, with faculty Of his Baaam pro-
totype to speak his protest mind even to throw
up his tail and bray for relief But Germans though
universally good theorists, sometimes awful i'm
practicabes. One may write volumes on the anatomy
and habits of flea, but fail to when he has
loaded ass En- pdSSdn 1t may be this national trait
that at Bonn the other day prevented Dr. Doinger,
who all Pope but the nfabilty from seeing that he
had overladen the American and English bishops who
believe in no infalllbiy either, except their
Pentltuy sprinkled over the town and its suburbs
will be met memorals-some previous to 1700erected
RECIPIENTS OF RENOVATED HEALTH
The 'testimony of the rocs' especially prolific in
this respect in tablets of iron and marble with in
scrIptons Greek Latin, Thuringan, Hebrew and
German | noticed yesterday tall granite column
erected by the Duke and Duchess OF Cambridge 1884
For reasons easily inferred these memorials
carefully protected by the town authorities They
not all be delusions Suffering humanity has doubt
less been relieved here, but whether due to water
regimen or faith is an open question, unimportant,
however. II the blessed end be gained. An American
from Pennsylvania, has here for nine consecu-
tive years, but thinks the place will kill him yet
noticeable feature at Carlsbad is the prepon-
derance Of wives with dlapidated husbands over the
opposite domestic condition. This cannot be reason
ably be set down to pure accident and what is the
luton? Can 1t be that woman, once having secured
the prize of man, the most anxious for his preser
vaon; or Is it that the man leads the faster life and
frequently incurs the penalty of his trans
gressionsY 1t is problem worthy Of Soross, be the
bottom facts what they may
Americans mostly congregate, or ''put up" at K0.
nigs Villa, the oveliest spot in town-hgh and dry,
and free from any unwecome odors floating the val
ley below The cuisine is excellent polite and
prompt and there is large ladies' paror lighted by gas
for the free interchange OF small talk and gossip without
which ladies suffer much and the waters run a bar
course And the handsome little hostess, polite
jolly, 30 ubiquitous, and with such gracious
smiles always chasing each other over her
rosy cheeks The other day when "Hoheis
prnz Halim pacha ana ConatantinonaI arrived