The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
INTHE LITERARY WORLD
MR. w.r.sHEPPARD'sc CONTRIBUTION
TONNE soUrHERS Mxe<zfSE.
wsh-Kee-N Nah and Her Peopis-Fhe Curl.
Gus Customs, Traditions, and Leeendsof
the North American Indians.

Mr.. w. L. Sheppard. OF this city, opens
the February issue OF the Southern Maya
zine with an admirable paper on NiN-ia-
Chapolle. finely illustrated with pictures
from his own drawings.
Time appears, In the case OF Ihsfie
magne, as. indeed with all great anu
wildly effective characters OF the past
TO be an inverted perspective. The btn'
liant personality of the great franklsh
monarch which has always appealed so
powerfully TO the general imagination.
unaffected by the progrcSs OF the years,
and the fact that the city which - 30
closely associated with his name Is hot
especially popular with the gererai travel
Ter must be attributed 10 the other fact
| that the general traveller il not invariably
| a cultivated or we'll informed person.
Mr. Sheppards visit 10 Aix-ls .Chapelle
was that OF a man OF thought ana culti-
/ walton az well as an artist. ana wnhe
/ he tells as that there lrs almost as many
objects Of interest therein, other tnan
those associated with the name OF
Chsrlemagne as with H. il IS the things
which are most closely associated Win
tfat name TO which he has sspeD.-..y di-
rooted his attention Ia The sketch re-
/ fetred 20. -.
,rhe birthplace OF Charles the Great
| has never been fixed. but. rs Mr.. Sneppard
| UaiVely remarks. Here In AK was ne
| born-tnat is 10 say. n ne were not Dorm
al Cologne. Munich. Carlstas'. ana sew
ernl other places" Certain Il Is that he
died here. and that. during his eVenrul
| life he spent long periods at "Aachcn.
| IL appears 10 have been frequently a
place OF rest for this kinely warrior as
IL has also been for Peter the Great
Charles OF sweden, olive and Napoleon.
Next 20 the memory and relies OF Inc
great king" SAYS AIR sheppard. the
inhabitants OF AK hold in esteem their
| hot sprinus These are situated
I'm eroups about the city. and In Bufts-
chcide. and the hotels for the occommo-
dalton Of visitors are near by. the waters
are utilized by the cloth manufacturers
"a we'll as 10y heaith-seekefs. Aiter the
n praises sung Of these sources by Au-
g gilbert "A poet protege OF cbaremagne :,
no puhlication of the sanitary value OK
s the waters seems 10 have been made
r until 1852. although they had been con-
- tlnuously resorted to by large numbers
~ narsons The list OF diseases
which are eflicaciOusly cOmbatcd or anne
liorated is Identical with that 20 be louho
I'm the varied forms Of advertisement LOT
the thermal waters OF our own couh'S'
and without doubt. the claims OF even
tine most elolucnt proprictors are uha'-
worthy but our own 'sOurces uhe Noin
springs is never used in connection WIN
those of Aachen) cannot oiler SUI.
differing catalogue of visitors as 'hdp,,s
, The hotel registers of ancient Aa,hen'
- skin Roman. MorDvngian ana 'di"'-
H. inpian persons OF distinction. aluNioh may
T. t r,sds to petrarch. Peter the treat
IN rt,,l.s of Sweden. Handel Give. Napo-
loon. indeed one may say an 'ne pv''n.
t4tcs and nOtahilities In science 'N" "''
x have soi0urned prohtahly w. nv
70 waters we'll up In the middle oil ui' st''e
d., Rntfschede and dinuse sulphurous
[
ne nltch.rs cans and buckets just as they
vould AT an ordinary well. This seemed
., a., or,,,e its use for laundry ana culinary
~ as well as for potable purposes.
Mr. sheppards most enjoyable paper
concludes with brief mention OF lhpo'-
tant historical events when oeN"se 81
, AK. alusion 10 the points OF speeial IN
= taresf i'm it's vicinity. and comment upon
le a.. o,loin of the legend of Emma and
,rhe sketch IS exceedingly ATTRACTIVE
n frou start to finish, and' shoNhs
pa thorough knowledge OF the Guy l ~,
ri Ueaves that knowledge lnlv VIZ ,I -,
with "a simplicity. naluIaih'9' ""N
~ cas-. which are delightful. $500. ,,.,,,,f =.
er vAn-ktE-NAu AND HER fhoi ~
he .,n. r,,ious customs. Traditions
.ul ,n, lends of the North American
mr. Indians Bv James &. strong bo'
zee mig. -Gen.. Veteran Reserve 'ofps,
= A. g.. n. Putnams sons. Ne" ,o'''
j. London. 81 ol. FOR sale by wen
Johnston a go. -. ,oLe
Mr. Strong's really valuable loon '" ,'.
49,. emo from, that OF "A beautiful lnala'
MS at,, VINO saved bis lie at great i'
"a nor own. and a part OF whose S'''
,,sl,os one of the most iascWaVhs w
sodes In the contents 49,. ..,.o, ,ha
me book is valuable for the ie's1" u,'
inc II IS written from me po',' ~ 80,
'"s AZ a cultivated man who has hF'o "'"'.
~ peonle about whom he "ri''7'
a man among men, WIN no m"OF' ""
49,, chat OF studying the race. -. -,
'ii- Iron, ur Strong's account, az from III
80 ,,ost others who have liVed "no'
~" ,boso children Of the forest, IL Nv"i' "
.t,o near that they are by nature los''
,, ,,onds despisers OF falseh0od, magma,
'"' nous and that 10 IS Ionly uh,
streas of gross ill-treatnfht "''
tustioe that they become bhse an" ""
3r,, cruel Il is only too true VI
htro sron, the time OF the discovery VI
,.,,, world. the despised Indians M
H., 80 ,,ttb outrages al the hands OF IN
riyuized brothers, which are cry
discrace 10 the pages OF the 'ou"''
'a,, rt.sorv and il Is consequently II
- nat we know the red man only AZ
,rotsi-vindictive, cruel, treachefouf.
, Of n is the object Of Mr.. Strohs ~
10 show rs the indian as ne r'a,'
ed not as the viieness or W. ~. -, -
80 t,s,or,ed him. the indian IN his own
yam: IN his family circle; among
YER desl,y brethren; with loves ike our o.
iongings ike our own-a creature, "
,fter 18Th a dinerently-colored skio' carr
In his bosom human heart WIN yta
Plea ings for the good it comprehehos ~.
mo author gives as muth l'io ,,
49, re,s,riine the customs 81 the din
, un' , ,t1e in comparatively small spa
e end his admirable book Is destined ,l.'d
has sneedliv become popular Nnei,F', NJ, ~.
areiy ,rne style is 20 simple ihN' - W
e. It ,o,o,ieible to children. and yet, throu
n,, In spite Of or because OF tna,
simplicity. the interest - hee"S
tanned. roDGl
But a. h'D"'
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