The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-04
SCOTIAN NECK, y. G. Thu URSDAY FEBRU AIRY t. 1892.

never been used. Within Que mile
Of this royal establishment we saw
humphacked women reap'ng wheat
aud young mothers hitched to carts
with dogs. The Black Forest
regions are distinctly different from
all other..portions OF Germany. Here
the houses are scattered through
the country. House and barns are
built together. Stalls and living
apartments occupy the first floor,
the haymow is above and is ap-
preached 10y bank barn drive.
The roofs are all thatcbed with
straw and two sides of the rooma
are almost solid glass. The lnhab
itants of this beautiful region sell
dom leave their pine woods and
fruitful valleys. They have mar.
ried and intermal ried until most of
them are dwarfs or idiots Their
knowledge of the world is very
limited; they are not bothered by
desires to emigrate to America but
they peacefully and contantedly
live IN valley left exceedingly
beautiful and attractive by nature.
This | desire to say about Ger
man beer-drinkiDg; modest, genteel
women keep the bar. Germans sit
by the hour over their mugs of beer
and converse, not bolsteronsly, but
pleasantly and socially. We gen
orally ate in these places but never
saw a drunken or a bloated man.
Beer drinking IS not one Iota more
injurious to Germany than coffee
drinking is to America, and yet
! this is not the slightest argument
for the existence OF the liquor traf.
tic in this country where under
conditions and among people of
different habits and tempermeDts
1t produces not German sociability
and happiness but American vice
aud crime. This Is written by a
total abstaiDer who needs not to
make excuses for departure from
tue paths of rectitude while ia
Germany.
Germany railroads differ consid,,
erably from those in America in
many respects. The cars are divid
cd into four classes: but first class
coaches are inferior to the ordinary
one on our roads. UncushiOned
seats are the distinctive characters
istic of third class cars while fourth
class ones are totally devoid of
even these luxuries. The car is
generally divided into five compart-
ments and each division holds ten
persons. The conveyance is enter.
| ed from the eide aud is destitute
not only of many snpertnous luxu>
ries but of several absolute necassl>
ties Tickets are never examined
while the holders thereof are on the
train but must be presented at both
the depot OF departure aud arrlva;,
and high iron fence around the
| depot renders fraudulent de ling
impossible.
Garmans are the kindest, the
most polite, the happiest, the best
people iD existence. Their posses.
sions are small but they know how
to enjoy what they have and this
Americans know not. They are
extremely patriotic Holidays are
numerous and on these occasions
all decorate their shops aud homes
in the most patriotic and beautiful!
manner possible. If future Franco
Prussian wars are settled accord
ing to the numerical strength of
the contestants, Germany will un-
doubtedly be victorious because her
youthful generation is much more
numerous than that of her rival.
We witnessed several German
funeral professions but never saw
women in attendance remem Der
one of these solemn professions
h AIDED by brass band which was
playing sacred music but during
the return march patrIOtlc strains
appropriate for ,jubilanC ceieora-
ton were substituted for the solemn
melodies. The German kiss Is a
peculiar institution wboes distinct
i've characteristic is double action.
The male participant gently be-
stoves slabbering impression on
the female cheek, wbereupOn the
recipient OF this lavish affection
turns the head and similar opera.
tons are repeated on the other
side of the facial aspect. Con-
noisseurs, however. bear testimony
that the American kiss is prefera>
bic because repetition In deslrable
cases Is easier than this double
action in undesirable cases where
he pei liormauce is compulsory.
Constance. city which We bold