Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04


en-. John Huss, at Prague. A month
or two previously the Abbot Of Tepl
and other ecclesiastical dignltaries had
caused another prominent Hussite, Je-
rome OF Prague. 10 be burned alive at
the stake. In the ensuing war between
the Hussites under John Zeska and the
forces the Abbot Of Topl distinguished
himself by his reckless bravery In the
repeated assaults which we're made on
the HUSTLE position on Mount Tabor
During the Lutheran reformation. for
which the HUSTLE movement paved the
way. the Abbots OF Tepl were equally
active In stamping out Protestant
"heresy."
Times have greatly changed since
then and the abbots and monks Of Tepl
have changed with them. They are up
to-date In all things. Their sway is alb
solutely free from the slightest trace OF
religious intolerance. They display AS
much zeal In making heretics comfort
able as they formerly showed IN MAX
Ing Il hot for them. They welcome rep
resentatives Of every creed, accept their
money for the good Of Marienbad and
give them good value for IL. They do
not let religion interfere with business,
or business with religion. They have
made presents OF land for the erection
OF places OF worship for the large num-
bers OF Angllcans. orthodox Greeks and
Jews who visit the watering place
THE MONKS ARE TT"
All the administrative posts are
filled by the monks themselves one |
monk is Inspector Of amusements and |
conducts his department with tho
rough comprehension Of the tastes OF |
The gayest visitors. making no effort |
10 impose more sacred music upon |
them than cosmopolitan worldlings |
usually care 10 listen TO. Another |
monk is Inspector Of sanitation and |
thoroughly enforcos the maxim that |
cleanliness Is next 20 godllness. He is |
assisted by a stan ~ doctors and |
sanitary engineers one monk Is in-
Specjor 81 springs and sees % b that
the requirements OF the public are
satisfied IN his department
All the bathing establishments are
supervised by monks All the extern
sive farm lands attached To the mon
astery are managed by the monks
Some idea Of the dimensions OF the
business operations conducted hv the
monks may be gathered from the FOL
lowing figures During the four or
Eve months n the year when Mdrien-
bad o. freQuented by health-seekiug
Visitors AN average ~ 10000 glasses
u the waters ~ the various springs
are handed by Uniformed attendants
10 patients every day The monas-
.ery owns and conducts six large pub
ic establishments, Including mud
baths. iron baths. steel baths and
baths the water Of which Is
'harged with carbonic acid gas
Apart from the water which Is drunk &
" patients az Marlcnbad. the monas-
cry exports over 1900 900 bottles ~ [
water ~ the MarIeubad springs every /
car TO an parts q the world
EXTRACTION OF SALT
Another branch Of Industry con-
incted by the monks is the oxtrac-
lon ~ the salt from the waters.
Which is then pulverized and crys-
allied and sold IN boxes IN the form
4 pills OF powders. The monks have
rected aud conduct huge hotel
allied the Teplerhaus. containing ac-
OmmodatiOn for several hundred
uests, and a restaurant In which the
tst Of simple fare In the world is
btainable al remarkably moderate
rices The monastery owns tennis
rounds which have been skilfully laid
Ut in the center OF shady forests.
hootinC ranges and other establish
rents Tor the provision Of popular
musomeuts The monks hire bands
, play on the public promrnades.
.hich they and their predecessors
ave constructed. Just recently they
ave presented a large stretch ~ land
! their possession TO the Anglo
merican COZ club and the links arc
be- finest On Europe.
Altogether the reign ~ the monks
without exception. beneficial 10
.aricubad and its inhabitants. There
no oppression or Industrial sweat
ig The employees 81 the monastery
no act as attendants al the public
Brings aud baths and Thsr establish
tents are wcl.-fcd. Uell-clothed. pros
rrous individuals The monastery
res for them in their Old axe and
applies them with medical attend
nee when they are sick. Tho unem-
oycd are provided with wcli-psid
ork. and the physically innrm are
-oyided With accommodation IN cot
sc homes
PAUPER PATIENTS.
A large numoer OF pauper patients
no come from an parts Of he world
tn RECOMMENDATION from response
e persons o. their own homes. are
divided with board lodging and
edical attendance az tho expense Of
Il monastery. and u = ven much
the credit Of the monks that con- r
iereble number Of the visitors thus Il
treated are orthodox a.
iws from roland
The monastery Is seven miles dis y
nj from ,As sienbad, and looks ver' u
osperoW with its huge barns and q,
fze oxen. But among themselves a
a monks are said 10 live life OF o