The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-02-25

son may be that although the Forest is
framed on all four sides by a railway, the
iron horse as yet has not invaded its inner
precincts, and the traveller fears that he
may find himself in quandary with re-
gard to a conveyance; and then, again,
there is no really comprehensive English
guide-book, and he does not know how to
plan out his route, nor what difficulties,
linguistical, culinary, dormitory, or other
wise, he may not have to encounter. The
Germans are more fortunate, as Dr. Seyd-
litz's Schiodrz,cald, and its accompanying
map, give at once all that could be desired
even by the pedestrian desirous of leaving
the beaten track
As matter of fact, however, the Black
Forest is as easy to traverse as Switzerland !;
the roads are infinitely better, as they are
under the charge of special association,
which takes great care to make them the
best highways in Europe; there is sign
post at every turn, a stone to mark every
hundred yards; there are plenty of clean
and well kept inns, where carriages and
horses can be obtained at fixed charges !;
and there Is a well-regulated government
diligence service for those who do not care
to take private vehicle. Then, again
the Schwarzwalder is plain, straightfor-
ward peasant, as honest as he is Ohliging.
never prone to overcharge, and ready to
do stranger good turn without looking
for the least consideration :; in fact as
complete a contrast as could be imagined to
the avaricious Switzer, who looks upon
every stranger as legitimate prey. and
feeces him roundly accordingly.
To pedestrians IN particular more hap
Py holiday ground caE hardly be imagined.
Take, for instance, the two days walk
across the Forest from Triberg to Freiburg,
or rather, perhaps, to Waldkirch, whence
local line runs to the Free City" Tri-
berg itself-little more than an hours run
from Strasburg-is practically in the heart
of the Forest, and Is renowned for its
grand waterfall, the largest in Germany.
which in seven huge leaps bounds down a
height of 426 fest, rs well as for being one
Of the centres of the clOekmaking and
woOd-earying industry, which Is a great
feature of the Forest life There a. in
most Of the towns, Is Gewerbehalle. an
exhibition of the work Of the district,
wherein Is stored treasure galore of inge-
nious horology and carving. and where the
tourist can invest three shillings in a pretty
little time-pieee, any number Of pounds in
mechanical cuckoo or bug9er clocks, or sew
eral hundreds in an orchestrion whose mel
ody and power Of sound are equal 10 those
produced by n hrst-class band. To return
70 our walk, however. Mounting vet above
the waterfall, YOU pass strangely shaped
farm-houses built against the rising ground.
50 that At the front YOU walk in at the
basement, and at the back you step into
the garret you go through the little vii
lage of SehGnwald, the watershed of the
Rhine and the Danube, celebrated for it,
'-air cure The Germans are 80 eminent
" practical that they do not ike to be idle
without some ostensible reason, and 50 most
Of their holiday resorts are famed for somc
species or other Of KHr. be il fir-cone baths
or pine-sccnted air, thick mad baths or
mawkish chalybease waters Having dc
eided upon what specific Kur his eoaStitu-
ton needs, the German goes through the
prescribed regime with all that discipline
and attention to detail which eharaetcrizes
his military or official career. This partie-
alar KHr Is situated At a height Of $500
feet, and affords splendid views and unlim-
tied walks in every direction. Once over
the crest Of the hill, yoa descend rapidly
20 the village of rtwangen--inieressin
from the fact that close by vas the birth
place OF the 6rst Black Forest clock, two
hundred and twcnty years ago. Furfwan-
gen Is a fair type Of large Forest village,
being composed Of one long street, with
inns, houses, and cottages of every style
and description, with the most primitive of
shops, and lighted BY rough oil lamps
swung aeross the street on chains. After
a lunch on famous white soup snd capital
outlets, washed down with a bottle Of
-.Tischwein -ii Is both safe and economi-
cal TO choose the wine Of the distriet--she
Journey j. resumed, and another hill breast
cd for an ascent As We gst further and
further into the heart Of the Forest. the
cottages gTow more and more picturesque.
The few folk You meet all invariably greet
you with Aoryea, Tug, or Atead, accord
ing to the hour, whether before or after
noon, OF after 3 P. NJ, and should you need
10 inquire the way, win take the greatest
possible pains 10 describe il most minutely,
though, as a rule. they have a vague idea
Of distance their unit, the StHade official
" four miles, being ''an hours walk, and
varying according TO the number Of miles
the informant can get through IN the allot-
ted time The next village Is Gutenbach.
again clock manufacturing centre. with
brock running through it, which turns
many saw-mill in its course Here the
night msy be spent at delightfully."- CON-
Portable inn, where the landlord and his
family vie with each other in striving TO
make the guest comfortable, and one and
all exhibit the greatest curiosity respecting
HIM, and his journey, and in return relate
the whole of their family affairs, as though
he was an intimate friend
From Gatenbaeh the descent to the val
ley of the Wildgutach Is one Of the widest
and grandest possible, the view extending
for many miles before you, and embracing
torrents far and near, distant waterfalls look
ing like slender threads amid densely pine
covered hills, until at last YOU reach rich
ly cultivated valley, the Simonswalderthal,
studded with little hamlets, busy saw
mills, and tiny ehapels-for the folk about
here are eminently pious. At every few
steps you meet with little wooden post,
with glass chamber inclosing Madonna,
and a roughly painted picture shows tina:
it commemorates some accident from which
the donor of the shrine has escaped with
out any serious injury. Every now and
then larger cross in stone embellishes the
road whereon the whole details of the
eruci6xion are portrayed. The summit is
surmounted by cock grouped around
the Saviour are a ladder, cup, sponge,
chains, and ministering angels. Immedi-
ately beneath is the handkerchief of ST.
Veronica, bearing the imprint Of our Sa-
viour's face, and jutting out is a mounted
Roman soldier with lance; below are
clubs and scourges, whipping post, an un-
divided garment, and the dice with which
the Roman soldiers cast lots, and then ON
each side come the figures of two patron
saints The Schwarzwalder are essentially