New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
THE M0SELLE. VALLEY.
{ Qnei Spot Outside the Beetten
Track Of Tracd.
Bad Bertrich. August 20

M yaIley Of the M"sclle, with It's little known
-.i baths ijs aromatic white wines .4nd its
-. ,,ot bracing aimosFherr. - seldom visited
s''' ..rscaD tourists. altapaaA its scenery ana
- ,-sl traditions arc quite equal TO tho5e OF
80 ard the cost Of living is considerably
77rs9ueut Inquiries aIe madc hy American
,.-i.rs fo- c.lict nooszs and corners out
-. bez1ca tracks Of travel and Yet not
e. away lrom Paris There are. never
9 great many cucn places within
,,--.of eight hours from -he capital and fore
-.ona rhes7 is the valley Of the Moseile
.en Traves and Coa!erz. The quiet kndii-
~ the air OF ,his region thickly wooded
-. saks nee4aes and Tinc frees. The ex-
.T,s,ee Of The roads fer walking. cycling, drv-
~ or motoring, and the clean. comfortable
- are attractions that have long been ap-
lated BY Germans, Dutch and Austrians
s.-.nra 10 say. an American family IN the
..,,rse of q three weeks trip in the Moseue val
"a, fl,rirg the present month of August when
~, ,s55fe and switzerland TEEN with English
..askins tourists met but one fellow country
nan 8 Yale student. who was making the trip
m bicycle with a party Of young Germans
r-orB RoBn University. md only three English
Very few French STRAY into this part IF the
.oIrrrv. but great numbers Of Dutch ascend the
Phine each year with their rosy faced children.
ard branch OF at Coblenz 20 make = summer
pilgrimage in the NoseDe region.
There is scarcely 2 corner Of Europe where ar
American traveller can get more for his money
han on the borders Of the a1osene The-o are
small but good inns in every village where
lsrge. clean. airy bedrooms. with three substsn-
,sI meals a dsy. can be had for prices varying
s-o-a ! 10 msrks-frcm 81 70 81 50-wirh ser
vice and lighting Included. The life at this little
bathing place Is heslthfgJ ana amusing The
water. containing sulphate and nitrate 4
sodium described as a sort of modified CsTls-
had spouts forth from the side Of = small noun
tain at temperature Of 40 degrees Fahrenheit
Az C o'clock in the morning water drinking be-
gins at the '-zurhaus" The visitors some hun
ared IN number walk SLOWLY glass in hand
around small garden. while a fairly good
string banI plays selections frou, Wagner and |
BerlioL. At O'Clock the balconies and terraces |
~ the aozen-odd hotels are fun OF men, women |
snd children slipping coffee and milk and nib /
bling Al rolls dipped in fresh honey From 10 /
o'clock until noon bathing takes place tn the I
largs white tiled cabins. into which one GesCeuds
by FIVE steps. The water is clear ana invigo- 4
rating and the bath is usually followed by a /
cold shower that comes from an apparatus IL /
each bathroom. The waters are prescribed for /
complaints q the stomach. intestiues. liver and /
FOR gout and rheumatism They are also taken /
by non-invslid tourists. who find them eflca-
nous and agreea bic 10 wash out the digestive /
1rgans after too profuse or TOO highly seasoned !
ii4t during the winter and spring. one ad-
vantage % the Bertrich waters is that they do i
not require q regime preclu6ing the moderete
use q the light and palatsble wines Of the
neigh hborhood.
The wines OF the Noselle and the Ssar are
more highly priced by amateurs than those Of
he Rhine Unfortunately. they are 50 delicate
hnv Oh F~a sr-se 4rrrf !
hst. with The exception OF the products OF a
ew well known vineyards. such as those of the
SerDeastel. Piesporter. Zeltingen and Neumage-
ler they wiz not bear transportation for long
distances The Moselle ana Saar wines have a
iaght favor of The musest grape. but they are
ievsrsheisss exceedingly dry" The grapes are
gathered Just before they have attained full
-peness, and This gives them that clear taste
md essentially thirst 2uenching quality that one
ioss not find n the wines OF the Rhine. where
he grapes are not picked until they are quite
tpe. The present year promises 70 be & record
re for the Moselle wines. in regard 10 Qpslity
"a well quantity. The grapes arc fsll Of
nice and have very thin skins. The abundance
4 sunshine has impaired an unusual richness
Il taste The excellence OF the coming vintage
s already discounted BY the wine dealers at
-obenz, Treves, Cologne Msyence and Frank
'ort Delicious dry and wholesome Piesporter
Witinger and 'Oberemmeler Aus
ese' Of the years 1850 and 1902 can row be
purchased here al marks. 81, a bottle. in
stead of At prices, varying from 81 80 20 s. 80 .
eotSle. which prevailed until this summer. Good
tabs wines can be obtained at the best hotels
here Tor ! mark (25 cents or IL marks C37
osuisl bottle and fairly good. light. thirst
guenchng vine Of the sssr valley. such as Ros-
enoerg OF Wntinger. can - had for 10 cents a
bottle Ieken altogether the MoseIIe country,
NhstheF one descends 10 the river banks or re-
llalas On The cool. breezy forest clad heights OF
'"s Foiesaie Ei1el-a plateau Of extinct vol
,"l'os-oneTs solid attractions for the American
-'As'' {. l. II.