Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-25
FINE BEER & MUSIC.
I'M Do9NeA AND SHIELDS ENJOY
THEIR STAY m GERMANY.


yoosp n the Old Country. /" and two more
&lchmondeTs Are happy 70 DO once moro
u the land Of thHir NATIVITY.
The pair Of travellers are Drs. Lewis q.
Bosher and Charles n Shields. who have
been IN Europe for the past two months or
more. Both Of the rhysio,ans are we'll and
cheerful. and either Of them can interest
bic friends for hours with tales Of expe-
eienoss Ia foreign parts.
The prominent Young doetors left Rich
mond about the middle OF July and sailed
from New York on the beautiful vessel
Kaiscr Wilhelm. Of the North German
9ioyd Line. They landed Ia Bremen long
before tie cholera scare had terrified tne
world, and softly rshsarsine their "zwei-
lin. where they farried for some time 20
enjoy the Interesting city. From Berlin
they journeyed 10 Hanover and then
5or Ksrlsbad. The medical eIo6e-trot-
ters proceeded thence 70 Vienna. the
Austrian capital, and here they unpacked
eheir luggage and settled down Tor
esd study and improve their already
, vigorous minds. DIR. Bosher devoted him-
self especially 70 researches an surgery
while DR.. Shields investigated the mystic
sies Of the eye, ear. and throat. IN which
kpecIalties ne "a already 80 prohcienf.
They found the facilities for study IN the
hospitals most excellent and were greatly
benefited By their soiourn IN vienna
Leaving that place they went 70 bana-
Pest and from there TO Munich (the place
Of the famous beer. and thence to Schai-
6ausen and the Falls OF the Rhine.
TO PARIS FOR PLEASURE.
Al L. n
tonic dust from their American heels tney
tpei to that Mecca of our countrymen-
Paris. and here they plunged INTO the
multitude of pleasure-scekers and tho
roughly enjoyed themselves. whether
upon the Champs Elysees. the Boulevard
des Italiens. or the brilliantly-lighted hue
de Riyoli. the pair always maintained tneir
good humor and cheerfuiness. They were
ready for fun and in for anything, After
enioying the luxu9ies Of the French capt.
tai Us much as their time would permit
the physicians took the dreaded trip
across the channel and landed IN England.
of course they went TO London, of course
they bought some English clothes, ana
naturally they tried an experimental glass
of BASES ale; Among other places 10 oreat
Britain which were visited by the Doctors
were Chester, Warwick. and Stratford-
upon-Avon. Perhaps they wrote their
names upon the walls OF the little room In
which Shakespeare was born, gust as every.
body else does At any rate, they found
the place entirely satisfactory.
With many pleasant recollections,. still
moro trinkets aud unmounted photo
graphs. and the aforesaid suits OF Engilsn
boat al Liverpool and turned their faces
bomeward. They had cabin on the mag
niticent steamer The City OF Paris, of the
Jnfnan Lane, and were immensely pleased
with the boat. At least they were pleased
with II until after they left Queenstown.
and even then it would have been satisfac-
tory, but somehow something began to
disturb the sea, and then something
began to disturb the Doctors. No
one need ask what. In a word, the
ocean was rough, and but few of the pas
seneers took their meals In the dining
room. Nearly everybody was sick--even
the stewards and sailors, but as no one
Haw the Richmonders, no one can tell how
they fared At any rate. the steamer kept
on going. and "Wednesday, she landed ia
New York. After delay of eight hours OF
more. which was caused by the inspection
of the quarantine officers, the ships com
pany was turned over 70 the custom
house friends at the wharf and they we're
soon at liberty. And now the Doctors are
back in Richmond. They arrived yester-
day morning.
DR.. Bosher strsightway plunged. into
work Yesterday and visited number OF
patients He was busy man indeed. but
with his Characteristic urbanity, he allowed
n representative of the DISPATCH to cate
chise" him for an hour or so.
BROUGHT NO GERMS WITH THEN.
Doctor said the scribe, enviously
cycling the neat-ftting British coat the ply
eiclan wore. and timidly glancing at ON
.T...t ~ .h,llalc xvbfrb bunO on the wall "
"teil me all about your experiences with
the cholera. Ten thousand people are
going to ask You about II. so the sooner
You let them know the better. Have you
got any germs about your"
The young physician smiled sadly. IL
was evident that the tormenting tiends
had already been prosecuting him, but ne
.Weli. to tell you the truth, we haven't
seen much of the cholera. We left Ger
many before the disease broke out there,
but while we were In Paris ten or twenty
persons died from the disease every day.
The people didn't get scared. though, for
] think the newspapers were careful 70
suppress alarming reports. Once while
Charity Hospital. which, believe, is stu
ated in the central portion Of the city. we
saw suspicious-lookingc carriage drive up.
and subsequently, we saw men dislnfecting
il. When we asked what they were doing
this for. we were told that cholera patient
had inst been brought to the hospital, and
that twelve persons suffering from the
fcourge were in the institution at that
time. We left.
Upon landing in New York harbor a
custom-house officer asked all OF us where
we had been ten days prior TO sailing, and
the clothing of persons who had come
from infected ports was fumigated. We
escaped this ordeal; we had been IN Eng
land"
THOUSANDS WERE DRINKING BEER.
This was ali the Doctor said about the
cholera. AL be could say, in tact-for II
was ali be knew about II, so the reporter
shifted his form Of Interrogation.
Tell me.n said the scribe, looking az
colored photo OF the Falls OF the Rhine
(another foreign trophy. did the Cor.
mans strike you for many tips, or pour
Ju.res as you call them now"
NO said the gocd~looking young
physician. !" at least when they did 1t they
did il in a respectable sort Of way. They
looked after us very nicely and treated Vi
we'll"
beer queried the pencil-pusher. with
radiant smile. as il the very thought Of
the article pleased him
WeIl.n replied the physician, "the best
We struck was the Munich beer. IL d
splendid. They do not drink much wine
there. but everybody--men. women, aud
childrsn-drinks beer. IL Is served Il
them in huge tankards. with tops on them
aud they sit down and sip IL Az the
exposition-grounds in one OF the cities we
went TO we saw thousands OF people
drinking. The place was as large as oul
grounds hero. but II was 50 crowded that
we could hardly get through. Strause's
hand was PLAYING, aud ell the people were
seated al tables quafdng beer"
Ii II cheaper than oursl" asked the re-
porter.
Yes. a little cheaper. think" replied
the Doctor. 'sYcu see for nifty cents
man can spend an exceedingly pleasant
evening. lie can get admittance to any Of
the gardens for ten or fifteen cents and
hear music that wo would have TO pay y
or Is for. and than with the rest Of his half.
dollar he can buy beer.
ylxSsA szAuTrut mTY.
DIR. Bosher expressed himself as great,
pleased With Vienna. winch u beautiful
metropolis. II has population OF 1850.
255. including garrison OF 22.65l soldiers
The hospital there, he said. had beds fol
2.OO0 patients, who are cared for free o.