Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-30

it's pretty surroundings. II is so enoircled
with gardens and trees that one does not
see the town until he has entered it. Ulm
is a watering place more visited by invalids
than pleasure-seekers. The cathedral is
very old and large edifce it has fine or
gan and curiously-painted windows. After
leaving Ulm we entered Bavaria. This
country has population of over five
millions of inhabitants, and is interesting
in many respects. Watered by tnree large
rivers-she Rhine, Danube and Maine
with number of lakea and fertile plains,
as well az high mountain ranges and large
forests, 1t oif-rs a variety Of scenes and
pacuhsrities of soil and climate. The
Alps Of TYrol form its southern limits.
The Alganer and Bayarian Alps incloss
many mountain peaks, some of them nearly
ten thousand fest high. Large forests, as
the ThueringerwaId, FrankeHwald, Oden-
wald, etc. cover \ portion of the country.
the B1ehInerwald, or Bohemian forest, IS
the eastern limit. The same difference
which exists in the soil and climate Is
noticeable in the disposition and manners
OF the people. Although possessing the
pure German character, the population Is
composed Of
FOUR DISTINCT AND ORIGINAL TRIBES
The Old Bavarisns, the Suabians, The
Frsnconisns and the Rhinelanders-who
have preserved their distinct dialects and
a certain antagoniatio feeling toward one
another, which time only can obli-erate.
The Bavariaas are strong buiit and
sturdy race, inclined 20 obesity. Tnev
have . predominant disposition to consume
& larss quantity Of food and still larger
quantity Of beer A genuine Bavarian is
not satisfied if he does not carry hall a
dozen quarts OF beer home with him The
story - told OF 4 good fairy who once
granted q Bavarian the fulhllment Of three
wishes. He wished for great deal of
beer, a great deal of money, and-after
some hesitation-a little more beer. The
favorite food in that country is farinaceous
food, kloese or durnPlings, sauer krau5 and
sausages. Potatoes are commonly fed to
hogs. The general character of the Bava.
riaus is a mixture Of good humor, joviality,
coarseness and honesty; and, we may add,
of considerable
IGNORANCE AND SUPERSTITION
In the rural districts. They often exhibit
an irascible and quarrelsome temper, which
subsidies, however, as quickly as it rises,
and good feeling and good fellowship fol-
low invariably. At the bottom the BAva.
risn is faithful and true, and there is no
treacberous or revengefu spirit lurking
about him. With all his coarseness he has
many redeeming qualities. We just spoke
Of superstition IN the rural districts. La
Franconia the peasants still believe IN
witches haunting their fields and If a
whirlwind approaches, they think Dru.
ide, az they call witch, Is moving it.
Should 1t carry away some grain or nav,
they sing out, Stop, Druide, stop p
They also believe that witches get into
hogs occasionally. The Bavarian wears
his hair cut square around his head a
round black hat, with broad ribbon, q red
waistcoat and green embroidered suspend
ers, q short jacket, very short black
leather pants, blue stockings and laced
shoes. Like the Tyrolean, he is never with
out his silver-mounted lesther belt.
THE WOMEN ARE ADORNED
With small gold or silver COTS, heavily
folded, short frocks and fur bonnets, which
they wear even in summer. Such an at.
tire spoils the best-shaped form and the
greatest beauty. In cities they are dressed
to better advantage; and this is especially
the case In stores, restaurants inns and
places Of recreation, where pretty girls are
generally employed. They wear well-cut
dresses with tight bodice, pretty colts and
broad, white sleeves also, metal plate
or so called breass.armOr and silver.chain,
which gives them an attractive appearance.
In the country, women of the lower class
90 often barefooted, but it is more out of
habit than necessity. And if these women
work harder and occupy lower position
than those philanthropic and tender hearted
lady writers, who make a flying trip
through Germany and talk lot of non-
sense, the fault lies not with them nor with
their male relatives, as these writers seem
to imply but with other causes. Neither
do these women feel unhappy, but quite
the contrary. We intend to say more upon
this subject before leaving Germany, and
shall not discuss 1t now,