The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-25
which at some points, is said to be very
interesting and little fatiguing.
THE APPENzELL REGION.

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THE APPENzELL REGION.
This section of the Alps is full of whey
cure establishments, which one may Vlslt
on the way back from Davos by the Lake
of Constance. Rohrschuch is its thresh-
old and also the lake port from whence
ships go out into five different states
which border on the Lake of Constance.
On the same day we were in Switzer.
land, Austria, and in the Grand Duehy OF
Baden in Germany, and in an hour or two
we might have visited Wurtemberg and
Bavaria in steamers stopping at thelr
ports. Friederickshaven and Lindau.
The Lake of Constance though not vie
ing with the unparalleled softness OF the
italian and many of the Swiss lakes, IS
almost as enjoyable.
The Appenzell Alps which hover over
the south east banks of the Lake OF Con-
stance are very grand and impressive,
while Mt. Sentis always glistens In the
distance with it's snowy cap and the more
remote Alps of the Grisons in fine wealth
er appear as if in the Heavens above the
clouds. And straight ahead as one sails
towards the Austrian coast the Varal-
berg chain is pioneer to the Tyrolean
majesty beyond.
HEIDEN.
This Appenzell village is accessible
from Bohrschaeh by means OF noun
tain railway. 1t is the most famous
whey-cure resort and from the mountains
still farther above it all the splendid
scenery of which we have just spoken,
appears like a vast panorama OF beauty
The whey for Heiden and other Ap-
pencil resorts (among which are Gals,
Weissbad, Gonten, Urnalsch) is pre-
pared on the rich pastures of the Sentis
where five hundred goats are constantly
feeding. The whey is separated during
the NIGHT and sent hot down the noun
tain on the backs of goats, to these vari-
Gus establishments, and from the curd
cheese is manufactured in the, ordinary
manner.
DAvos AND THE PRAETTIGAN VALLEY.
But of Davos and the numerous val
leys on the route we wish more particu-
larly to speak. For out of all the swarm
ing cities and mountain Businesses, / am
convinced that the Grisons contains more
natural beauties than any other region IN
Switzerland. Davos is also the open door
to the Engadine. In few years all the
passes of the Engadine will be conquered
and the smoke of the locomotive will rise
above these seemingly unconquerable
pathways and mountain peaks. Steam
tramways will ride where now the foot
of man can scarcely tread, mountain rail
ways will bridge the chasms of the jung
frau and Mt. Blanc as well. We often
speculate as to what the next century
has to do for the world. But Europe
offers plenty of natural problems as well
as the wilds near our Pacific coast. The
minds and inventive genius of great men
are God given. And there has been
method in the Divine plan since frststhe
morning stars sung together" While
there are still so many forces of nature
to be controlled one can neither endorse
the views of those who think the day is
not far distant when the earth shall melt
with fervent heat nor be disturbed by
fear of the dire effects of those mysteri-
GUS spots and darkened cd chasms on the
sun which are each month becoming
more apparent.
Twenty wears ago this salubrious cline,
this city sheltered from the northeast
winds, this great "Kurort'' for almost
every i'll, had not been heard of, and only
two or three little herdsmen's huts
marked the spot which is now filled with
people from every nation seeking the
Elixir Of Life The Fountain of Youth
is no doubt here if men will stay long
enough in this pure mountain air to
auaff draughts sufficient to restore the
worn out tissues. Davos has only two
classes of people, those who come here
to rest and recuperate, and those who
take care of the resting and recuperating
ones. There is no business going on, and
there seem to be no dwellings but kur-
hauses, hotels and pensions. There is no
| hustle to wear and tear the nerves. Even
the narrow gauge train of cars, with no
stops at the end of its route. People get
out slowly and pick up their budgets
leisurely, since they know that some
time will elapse before the train will go
| out again through the lovely Praettigan
| Valley to bring in fresh freight of
| health and rest seekers. It is quiet and
strength that people who come here
seek, without which there can be no real
ioy or pleasure in existence. For what
| is the hectic enjoyment which men get
from artificial stimulants and the over
wrought excitement which they call
pleasure? The Boulevards of Paris and
crowded thoroughfares of other Euro
pean capitals furnish no new elements to
| the WORKOUT system OF Jne business man
nor to the woman of fashion enfeebled
by excessive gaiety.
The Journey from way back in Basic
has already repaid one in the delights of
continued beautiful scenery for the
trouble and expense of the trip. But the
door opens into something beyond the
human imagination when the train passes
into the Praettigan Valley. 1t is forty
miles long, and is styled the ''obere NIT
there, and untere Praettigau." The
whole natural arrangement of it sur
passes the power of the pen of man to
describe. The soul is filled with its
beauties, even from the glimpses of it's
loneliness which one gets as the train
tugs slowly up, circling round in as
cending. If one were on foot and could
stop and enjoy it would take many days
to really see it all.
The valleys seen below often inter
spersed with little lakes come out like
reliefs in picture, and almost startle
one with continued surprises.
The Sardascathal, the Schleppenthal,
the Susthal, the Joerithal and many 9th
er valleys emerge into the great Praet-
tiga.u There are many interesting
| Iarands oopnected with thega weird val