Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-30

HE BLACK FOREST Tho Black Forest em
braces some ofthe lovcIcst scenery iu Germany
and au EogIlsh lady wrier in describing it ssys
that few OF the dis1oDliorts 81 travel arc to be
met with even in the leas. freqlsnted parts O?
the DISTRICT The peasant proprietors who ara
lords Of the soil, arc Independent aud content
ed, and manual labor is u1associated with TO-
digence The greeting of tho village inukeepar
IS honest and houely and no scusc of inequality
keeps him at distances from his guests. II,
meets them with kindly welcome, suoL a.
they may look for in vain il largo hotels; and
and thero Is 20 trouble he will not take in Civ
log advice and Information. The ions may BE-
rough 10 appearance. but tho rooms arc sora-
pulously clean aud the food wholosoms and good.
Bsggard-the curse OF Swiz.rand-aro ua-
known in the villages of tho Black Fores'; aud
so. too, with very raro exceptions, is the cxtor
ton to which Eogsbmen are liable in the
popular resorts of tourists. Tho Black Forest
Includes, indeed, within It's range such fashions
atlo resorts as B,dsu- B, ,den and Fro!burg,
where visitors arc sufficiently tox,i; but in less
trequenteG districts primitive customs prevail,
aud they aro such as commcnd themselves to
an impecuniouS traveller Io ona resp.c>, how
ever. soaotiy fsd purse will prove tIi,i; for
the pcs:al dilgeuca s:rVic, is very bad. tho
carriages uncomfortable, tho incrity Of the
conductors proverbi., and il is only possible
to preserve ons's temper by taking @ private
carriage.
One of the chiefindustries of .hs B.sek Fores.
is clockmskiug; aud in illustration o; tho sim
pie habits of the people the writer ob,ervsS
that although the proprietor Of the ho.ol a. st.
Georgan employs about one hundred men in his
CIOcB tAnL0rV. hn QptS CoDnral W |, his
guests; wh,o his wife, kindly old woman in
peasant dress, receives her visitors with dig
niGed grace. tskos her scat with them y. tho
table as their hostess. and makes Up for tho De.
Eclencies of her pa:ois tongue by the warmth cC
tho hand sEakngs with which sEo assures then,
OF her welcome" helover CT Simple ways and
charming scenery may spend his autumn holiday
very happily in the SchwarZ valid.
He has aN ample choice OF hslting-places snd
of excursions; and if he be good walker tho
recesses OF the foreat oGsr manifold attractions.
IT he likes socisty, balls and music. he might
make bis temporary homo at Wilbad a roman
tic spot ,eO0 fee. above the eea level tho charms
of which are duly appreciated By his country
men; or he can make tho piciure:qIe Old town
Of Gernsbacn his headquarters not emitting to
take pine cone BATH the water Of which il
dark and frotny. suggestive of London pUrtor.'
II theso baths delight him 40 can onioy them
equslly ss we'll st Wo!fsch, sons Of tho quaint
est quietest snd prettiost towns possible IN ono
VI Luc leVellesL ol inc EiacR POr6st valleys;
town which combines comfort with economy.
and whenco excursions may bo tskaa in every
direction by road or rail.
Friberg, with its famous waterfall the lnoss
in Germany, may be also recommended rs
resting plsce-'the whole neighb;rhGod being
rich in wslks and excursions ol interest,"" and
the tourist % he moves further southwark will
do well TO stay for soma days at Sc5onsu, tho
most picturesque Of all Black Fo-c3t villages"
and at Engan. tho best csntre for exploring :bs
Hohgsu. dntric. which Victor Scheliel has
ende.vored to immortsz, in "EkkehRrdL." n
romance which the traveller is recommended e.
take az his compsniol