Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-09

golden gate that lets one into the
Black Forest. There is a little of
all the other forest cities here. yet with
all its charm OF antiquity and associations
OF the dear. dead past, 1t is a thoroughly
up-to-date resort.
Most Of Germanys royalty come here
for the season. and yet. even with so brill
liant a following. the life OF the place
never takes on an artificial air. Up to
thirty years ago il was the rendezvous
that Monte Carlo is today. but now that
cards have been prohibited. all evidence OF
sporting life is absent. and with IL. all the
fast living that generally oharacterizes
such places. No one seems to be in a
hurry. and these people take their amuse-
ments very philosophically.
After coming to the town and taking a
walk along the principal streets. one be-
gins to wonder where Baden-Baden is.
In the narrow streets. nothing can be
seen for the houses. and IL one branches
into the wide avenues-''unter den linden"
the tail trees seem 10 hide everything.
The town Is really built upon such abrupt
hills that one seldom walks on level
ground. Some OF the hotels, for exam
pie. are four stories in the front and one
az the back.
There are benches all along the side of
the shady roads. and the town is so con-
structed that one may pass out OF any OF
the busy little streets. and in two or three
moments be In the densest forests. II
ones front door does not open into the
woods, then the back one surely does. AS
for the waters OF Baden, they are said
70 contain any amount OF medicinal prop
critics. and TO affect cures for all the
a. 11a hHF-a n
flesh Is heir II comes out OF springs so
hot that one can scarcely drink. and the
taste is almost exactly like that OF the
Hthia water near Austell, Ga. CThese
same waters. be IL known, are used for
heating the pipes In the chuches here dur
ing the winter) The lame. the dumb and
the blind seem TO have great faith in Its
curative powers. and flock here from all
parts Of Europe. Invalid chairs are as
thick as leaves in Valambrosa-
one word more about this famed resort.
feel that cannot leave the town with
out paving tribute to the beautiful little
stream that goes to make Baden the pic
turesoue spot that Il is. The people here
have dignifed il by the title OF the river
Cos. but Il is really nothing more than
charming brooklet that sings its way as
Il goes TO lose itself in the big Rhine. The
Cos is built in like a caanl. and is so clear
that one may easily count the white peb-
bies that lie at fits base. II has been so
arranged that small waterfalls are accom-
plished at every dozen yards or so, and me
music Is all one could wish for. Many OF
the hotels front on the COS, beautiful
lawns sloping down to the stream. Charm
ing little rustic bridges span the water
connecting the hotels with the driveway.
To sit on the terrace Of a summers eve,
overcast BY the deep blue sky and twink
ling stars. and TO listen to the waterfalls
as they play a soft accompaniment 70 the
music that steals down from the kursaal,
IS a balm to soothe all the senses.
To know the Black Forest correctly one
must make excursions into II at every
point. Some OF the most interesting parks
can only be reached by foot. IL Is
favor that nature reserves for the pedes-
TRAN.
Such a name has been given because OF
the color OF. the foliage. Almost every
variety Of trees grow here, the most COM
mon being the fir and red beech trees.
The latter is a dark purply red, and the
branches spread 10 an immense distance:
Each OF our party availed herseh ana
himself OF a kilometreheft. or ticket, TO
ride 200 Kilometres in the Duchy Of Bad
en-. This more than covers the Black
Forest and during our three weeks stay
here IL Is safe to say that we have visited
every corner Of IL. A good idea has been
to take the early morning train TO some
height up the mountain. and after riding
an hour or two. leave the train and walk
back through the wood. Tours Of this de-
scription are so common that people al
along the way are prepared to refresh
the traveller One has only TO tap at one
of the tables and in a few moments
woman with beer and sandwiches (prin-
cipally beerl, appears. BY walking down
the incline. even hating to admire the
beauties of the scenery, one can easily ac-
complish ten or twelve miles day.
We spent one night at a house on the
road. These habitations, by the way, are
mostly roofs. From covering three
stories they swoop down sometimes TO
distance OF six or eight feet from the
ground. "Our house was built to the
side of a precipitous hiil. and was a
typical Black Forest domicile, with trough
10 water the horses at the end OF the mar
row porch, steps of large, round stones,
and large wooden crucifix at the side. We
arrived on the scene about z and made
known our desire TO spend the night.
There was great busting TO prepare sup
per, and after we had eaten WELL lay
down to sleep in Immaculate home-manu-
featured beds. There were no springs un-
der the hay mattress, nor carpet on the
floor, nor blinds to the windows, nor mir
TOR on the wall, nor locks on the doors,
but the air that came in the windows and
through the cracks In the walls was so
fresh and pure and our bodies so fatigued
that we were thankful for things just as
they were.
Toward morning there was a terrible
rumbling overhead. Sounds calculated to
make the deadest dead. One of the young
ladies' called out that the house was sure
Is caving in, while another sleepily said
no, IL was only the men pulling of their
boots. The sound grew worse, and We
were quite sure now that there was some
thing fearfully wrong happening overhead,
and prepared TO vacate instanter. AS one
OF us started out. the farmers wife called
down to us, Don't be alarmed. It is only
the cows being turned out" Cows in the
top story. Sure enough IL was. The farm
er had remarked quite proudly the night
before that he had seven of the finest
cows in the valley, and that he had the
milk at Freiburg every morning before
S O'Clock.
After such rude awakening, there
was no more sleep and we were out by
daylight exploring the architecture Of
such a habitation. 1t did not take long to
discover that both the cows and horses
were driven in from the HILL Immediately
into the top of the house, and that their
dwelling place, summer and winter, was
two stories above where we were lodged.
Freiburg is situated in one Of the re-
cesses OF the Black Forest and a most
picturesque little city II is-a city Of foun-
tains. public squares, universities and
slashed-faced youths. The more scars that
shine forth on a young mans face, the
more stable is his standing in society and
with HIS fellow students. There is house