, 1884-10-01
WATER IN EUROPE.
An Expensive Thing to Buy and
Very Hard to Get.
Drinking Water scarce and water
for Bathing AImoa Out OF
the Questton-Beer
and Wine.


ltn ferklus Letter-l
The most expensive thing and the hardest
thing to get in Europe Is pure water. At the
aotels oven In Switzerland, where the ice
crowned ALPS are in sight they charge you
Tor ice-wRter 10 drink. There Is no water on
the cars, and At the stations they look at you
In amazement If you ask for it. To protect
myself I now carry a bottle Of water strapped
10 my c~arpetbng.
But II it i lard to get q glass OF water in
France, Switzerland, or Germany 70 drink,
how much harder it is TO get enough for a
bath. The idea Of water enough tn battle in
all over set. them Wild. At Dresden, the
boosted art center OF Europe, my wife wanted
a hot bath. In America when a guest wants
a hot bath he rings for the chambermaid,
turns on the hot water, takes II, and finds Is
cents charged for itin his bill. Well, l went
iown to the Office and saw the clerk about IT,
He seemed half dazed at the idea Of a bath,
and went Off TO SEQ the proprietor. The pro-
prietor anne putting back to the office and
asked me what l wanted
MY wife wants a bath" / said.
aAlI over-bath all overip he gasped.
ayes, all over, in hot water
aHot water-hot water all ovor-mein Cot
i'm Himmell7 he exclaimed throwing up his
hands.
eyes. n hot-water bath. l said; atell the
girl to turn on the hot and cold water"
But there Isn't any hot water ~ said the
landlord. we'll have TO send a commissioner
to the bath house on Frederick strasse and
have II brought here"
aWhati' l said in surprise, send for a bath
tub and hot water-send out for itf'
Yes, +" he said, handing the commissioner a
note, ut will he brought here in an hour"
went up TO the room and awaited results.
The hotel wss in an uproar. 1t was a great
event to take a bath in Dresden, and I've ex-
perlenced the same trouble and surprise in
Berlin and Cologne. After waiting an hour
there was a great noise and chatter In the hall.
Pretty soon n man and his wife came TO tho
door. They were carrying something that
looked like a coffin. II proved to be a long,
black, rusty hath-tub- They placed it in the
middle OF the room. Then they went down
two pairs OF stairs to a wagon standing in
front Of the hotel and commenced bringing
up hot water In large tin buckets. This
water had been heated at the hath-houso a
half mile away. They soon had the bath-tub
full, and my wife Dol a bath. Then the
thing was carried downstairs to the wagon
ngain.
When l paid my bill I WINS charged 3 marks
az centsD for this bath and 20 cents for the
commissioner. You can never get a hot bath
in Europe for less than 90 cents. II is 5 cents
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Danes or a Cabinet pour Hommes water
closet. The other day ! felt smoky and
sticky on the train and looked around Mt the
station LOT a cnAhoe ." "Hhn, INC pls nemo
river was running tne otnes slie OF tne oelot
An Old woman IN inc "asn-room naaa piht
OF water IN a TN basin "mi ManDe1 hAil a
franc Tor tne US II ! voa nor 4 was not
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