The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-18
TRAVELLING
IN GERMANY.
DR.. A. B. Walker Writes Enter
tainingly of His Trip.
IN CARLSBAD AND DRESDEN.
Quaint Customs Breakfasts Are Too
Light For the Average American
-something About Ger
man Beds.

man Beds.
DR.. A. B. Walker and party, in com .
pany a part of the time with DR.. A. C.
Brant and party, has just finished doing
Europe, and from the letters that have
reached home during their tour they
have been doing the continent quite
thoroughly. They are due to leave for
home Friday, and are probably on their
way by this time. DR.. Walker has writ
ten frequent letters to his mother, Mrs.
Mary J. Walker, of 800 West Fifth
street, detailing his trip. Two came
Friday, one from the famous Carlsbad
springs and the other from Dresden.
They had previously seen the Passion
Play at Oberamergau and had taken in
the Paris exposition. One Of DR.. Walk
er's letters to his mother Is dated at
Carlsbad, August 81, and reads, in part:
Here we are in Carlsbad. The Ger
mans spell it with X, but c seems to
be correct. We arrived here last even
ing at s o'clock, af'e, an all days ride
from Vienna. The ride was pleasant,
though tedious. We are very well and
ready to see what is to be seen in this
great watering place. We took walk
last night after we had something TO
eat, and drank hot water from some of
the natural springs. l went to one this
morning at o'clock and got some hot
water to drink and some for the rest Of
the family. The streets were filled with
people-men and women with their
cups, for the same purpose. Many of
them had their cups hanging by the
handles from straps about their necks.
1t was quite sight to see them going
for their water. They drank 1t standing
around the springs. We will not remain
here long, as we want to get to Berlin
and get our mall
DRANK FROM EVERY SPRING.
We are all seated at table along
the main street, in front of the stores,
in the shade. We had nice stroll this
morning through the principal streets
to some of the leading springs and up
large mountain which overlooks the
town. / bought a cup and every spring
we came to we took a drink. think the
amount one can drink is about twenty
glasses. Every house here seems to be
a boarding house, or hotel, except
many nice stores. Many, many people
here are enjoying the beautiful town,
drinking the hot water and living on
fresh air. Many are invalids.
Our dinner, today, consisted Of roast
beef, fish, beans and mashed potatoes.
The weather is delightfully."- cool and
pleasant. A light coat or wrap feels
very comfortable. We either take our
meals in our rooms or out on the side
of the street. The customs are very
peculiar. but we adapt ourselves to-
them. -.
FROM DRESDEN.
DR.. Walkers next letter is from Dres-
den, under date Of September 2. DR..
says:
Have just finished my breakfast,
which I enjoyed, though 1t consisted
only of bread, butter, honey, tea ana
egg. They have very light breakfasts
In Europe-too light for me. The usual
breakfast is simply bread, butter and
coffee. Eggs or a spread of any sort
Is extra.
We are disappointed in not going to
Berlin for Sunday, but we found SO
much to see at Vienna and Carlsbad
that we could not get away. We ex-
pect to get to Berlin In a few days,
when we will get our letters and papers.
It is over one month since we had q
word from home, except what we have
picked up from the European papers.
We watch the papers closely for news,
but there is nothing like home news.
We all keep wen and are in excellent
health for travelling. We had a very
pleasant all-day ride from Carlsbad
Part of the trip was by boat. The
IL H. Ia, ,a-t,,, IL ~v,1
HIsToRoNIC DRESDEN.
This is beautiful city-a historic
place. We haven't seen anyone for the
last week that we ever met before. We
seem to be out of the course travellers
take. We come and go when
and where we please. We like Carls-
bad SO much we would like to have stay
ed there a week. Vienna is also fine
place to visit. Helen was invited ont
with one of her school friends, who is
here for a short time, for dinner. 4 We
have visited several churches here and
spent some little time in very fine art
gallery, said to be the finest in the
world. There are many rare paintings.
/ think we shall leave here tomorrow for
Berlin. 1t Is not long until I am due
home, and have to cross the ocean to
get there. I do not mind that so much
but would be as well satisfied to be on
the other side. We are to meet DR..
Brant and his sister at Southampton, IL
he does not sail before we get there.
We expect to hear from him, giving us
something with reference to his plans,
when we get to Berlin. Tomorrow /
want to visit the great hospital and see
some surgical work. The famous sur
geon Leopold is here, and want to see
some of his work.
AS TO GERMAN BEDS.
Since we left Paris we have been trav-
cling with only our hand baggage. We
sent our trunks on to Berlin from Paris.
1t is three hours and thirty-six minutes
to Berlin from here. They do not reckon
by miles. but by the time 1t takes one
to get to ones destination. Everything
il nice and clean here and we have n
nice place to stop. We have Jared well
except at one or two places, where we
l,a1 ,,nor hada had hutfar most 0i9-