The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01
fITHER'S DWELLING HOUSE IN
 WITTENBERG.

n. old university and former Inonas- .s.v in which Dr. Martin Luther lived
 ,-d worked from the year 1908 to I,.b. ..osrh having been renovated, Is still
 sauding as originally constructed. The
 .-,anrular tower crowned with a mi,re
 .,one. projects from the front side of ..e building to-day as 4oo years pre-
 oasly To the right and lief, of the old
 .o,hic portal there are still two stone
 .s..s each surmoun,ed by roof in the
 s:n. ot d pointed arch. These seats were a present from Mrs. kathe Luther n her husband on his sch birthday.
 -ae -.,ot of the left seat bears Luther,
 gedallion en face the roof of the righ,
 sea. ,he coa; Of arms Of his family.
 \ winding staircase leads the visitor 10
 ae ante-room in the tower There
 many grea, men. knights. friends and
 res of Luther, and many suffering soul
 anuously awaited the warrior of the ore teaching of the Holy Bible The l loom itself IS panelled and the floor l made of white deal. 4 beautifully ca.yed cabinet, resting on balls which . form i,s support, is present of the 2 re niversity of Wittenberg loo years ...er the reformer's death. Tae cabinet
 on:ains. besides various manuscripts of
 l.-;her. his boxwood ,umbler, richly I lnanen,ed with silver, also goblet GU, rom he beech tree under which the ac;or is said 10 have had his favori,e sea: We are informed that Ii was pre- :en.ed by one of Luther's descendants. 1 \ handle and some broken pieces of .ass excite the curiosity of the looker-on. T inquiry we learn that on April nth, -le the emperor, Peter the Great, visited :ae building and crushed Lu,her's favorite :lmbler upon being refused permission D take II as souvenir" An em- ,oidery worked IF gold, silver and pearls. showing the instruments with which ehrst was put to death, IS made by L.iher's wife.
 We now enter the adjoining chamber whose high and airy Windows are exactly as they were -,oo years ago. They con l s.s. of small panes joined together by s:rps of lead. In one of them IS the his:orical sliding pane out of which emerged the doctors head whenever there aas q disturbance Tn the court. The soor between the two rooms has quite .a artistic lock. which opens by turning ne knob Of ;he door and drawing back ne bolt simultaneously. The writing able IS an old German piece ofworkman- ,alp which has been IT ureG by visitors sho cut Its surface. Is cover is move -ole and beneath the same is .arse .-awer. There are two very uncomfor.- a5ic seats near the window. The aaen- ,ion of the visitor Is attracted hy large lark green stove. formed of saccer tiles .pon which various figures are embossed :; was built by Luther's request by q E.aster-mason Of Wi,,enberg whose name aas not been handed down 10 posteritv The tiles near the floor show the allego- neal figures of ar, and science. Against one of the walls hangs l-uthers coa, of arms, a black cross in red hear, rest lng upon a white rose Subsequently Se enter the TOW of :. Reforma,ionsxirn- rer," chambers devoted 10 the memory of he reformation Tn which everything as far as possible relating io ,ha, time. aas been collected and exhibited.
 King Frederick N. of Prussia, under he reign of whom this wing of the build
 .g was renovated. took grea, care ,e s-lctly preserve its magnificent Gothic syie. All the rooms are panelled and Ter ceilings masterpieces of beauty.
 .ae a:s; apartment contains among many other interesting things the wood engraving of Luther made by Hans Lufr h he second we ind a precious collec- non of Lucas Cranach's $ pictures together ~ith old books and manuscripts Lu;h- CTS bible. bearing hIs autograph on he ITS: page, also the original of the ex- p.anation of the letter 10 the Romans by Aelanchthon, are displayed under a glass cover. Against one of the walls aangs Cranach renowned painting
 The Vineyard On one side of the slneyard Luther is depicted surrounded oy his disciples and engaged in taking caTe of the estate on the other are ,he
 fapisss trying 10 deyastaie the same !here IS also he portrai; oi h;tle Ellen -enehen, Lu;her's dearly beloved daugh- ;er. In corner of the room are lying lie remainders of ,he pulpit from which inc doctor used to speak Tn the " s,ad,- Srche," town church of Wiuenburg
 We now enter Lasher's private S:=5y. '~S Wi40OWe 40OA kO6dido k4fC A-sOC dI4t. command fine view of the hills which surround the city. We are told ,ha, here was Luther's favorite, and in this room it is current tha, he wrote those beautiful words:
 Was giebt es seaoEeres zli Erden
 Alas FraueElib, ~em s4e mag .erden'
 The room is richly decorated with paintings, among which we find the Ten Commandments by Cranach, and q wood engraving of the Emperor Maxi rillian by Albeche Durer. 4 number of cases, covered with glass, contains be- sides many interesting coins, his rosary and the seal of the theological faculty, coined from pure Mansfeldian silver.
 The former lecture hall joins this apart ment in which we notice the first design of the Luther monument in Worms. This Is a present of Mir. Rietchel of Wit .enberg. Of equal interest are the pie lures of Luther's parents. (copies ofCran- ach's portraits) and complete collection of Luther's written and printed works. An old hour glass tells us tha, too long a