Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30

SN IL i SPES1flI w., Atlanta, Va.
inspectors. who have measured the tenn
perattre and the waste gases every five
minutes. both with ordinary coal and
briquettes. They have furnished him
certificate Of absolutely smokeless com
bustion and high temperatures obtained
from moderate fires. which could not
have been obtained with the same
amount OF fuel in ordinary furnaces
There are serersl interesting places
within motoring distance Of Carlsbad. in
Guiding Marienbad, where people-fat peo-
ple-go to get thin: Pilsen and Budweis.
two thrifty old cities which share with
Munich the reputation OF making the
best beer in Europe, and several other
manufacturing towns where the famous
Bohemian glass and china are produced.
Where Beer Is Made.
Pilsen is the second city in Bohemian
population and Importance, and loans its
name to a light, amber-colored beer,
which the Carlsbad physicians will tell
you almost unanimously is the most
llealthful beverage in the world. Its
excellence is attributed to the purity Of
the water and the favor Of the hops that
are grown in the vicinity.
The object of greatest interest at Pill
gerlicht Brauhaus. that has been chiseled
out of the eternal rocks to cool the beer
from that celebrated brewery. The
chambers are almost az large as those
Of Mammoth cave. and they are as neat
as a New England kitchen.
Pilsen has some Of the most beautiful
churches in Europe pure Gothic struc-
ture Of the thirteenth century, dedicated
to st. Bartholomew. There are many
picturesque old castles <n the neighbor
hood. The Schloss Karlstein is said to
be the most interesting in Bohemia. 1t
was erected in 134s by Charles ", and
was thoroughly restored in 1883. Anoth-
er interesting place Is the chateau of
the Prince Of Hannah, and third that
Of Prince Colloredo- Mansfield. Prince
Metternich has historic castle not far
from Ptlsen. and Count Czerin has an
other. All Of these are we'll worth Wis
iting.
There are several monasteries also,
the most notable icing that of the Pre-
monstratensian monks, a very peculiar
order, which is not in favor at the Vat
lean, and has been suppressed every
where in Europe except in Bohemia,
where they are tolerated, but not adj
mired.
The long name came from the town Of
Premonstra, in France, where the order
was founded in 1920 by st. Norbert. q
monk. who was celebrated for his ability
and pfety and was canonized in 1852.
good works the order spread rapidly and
attracted the interest OF rich and noble
families. Many Of its abbots were princes
and some Of its monasteries were very
rich At one time it had 1000 rnonasteries
for men and 500 converts for women in
various parts Of Europe, but in some
way or another it lost the confidence Of
the church and the public and became In
vo1ved in so many scandals that it was
repudiated and suppressed.
hoe I&4,, s,~f,o
is celebrated for several large manufac-
turtles, but the chief industry is beer.
Had First Railroad.
Another famous beer place in this neigh
borhood is Budweis. where the properties
of the water, the flavor of the hops and
the method Of brewing make a beer al
most as popular as that Of I'ilsen, but It
is sweet, where Pilsener beer is bitter,
and is good deal heavier, which is due
to the stronger flavor of the hops. The
in the immediate neighborhood, and none
OF them is ever shipped away. The
people resent with indignation any sug-
sestion that imported hops are used.
Budweis is famous for having had the
first railway in Europe, which was built
by local capital from that city to Linz in
1852 1t was originally used with horse
power, but locomotives were finally
adopted.
There are several public institutions at
budwels, Lutheran theological semi
nary. deaf and dumb asylum, an epis-
copal palace and several large manufac-
turtles of fabrics, pottery, musical instru-
ments and lead pencils. for which the
graphite Is mined in the immediate neigh
borhood Several silver and gold mines
are worked on a small scale I'm the neigh
boring mountains and a number Of spIen-
did old castles, the most important being
Schloss Frauenberg, the country seat If
Prince schwarzenbers. which is arched
In the village of Horitz, in the Bone
mlan forest. the peasants perform a pas
sion play similar to that Of Oberamn,er-
gau. but it is on a very simple scale and
is seldom attended by outsiders
You can go from Carlsbad to Dresden
by the River Elbe. il you like You must
leave the railway train about twelve
miles from Carlsbad. and take yerv
comfortable steamer. which will average
eight miles an hopr and take you throu 9Th
what are known as the Saxon Alps The
current is very rapid. dropping from
1870 feet above the sea to :.79 feet at
Dresden in sixty or seventy miles. The
scenery is fine. almost equal to that of
the Rhine, for mere than half the dis
tance.
The Elbe is q ver.- useful river and
carries an enormous amount of traHc.
1t is 20 miles Icing, naviga BILE for orii-
nary beats and bargeS for 800 miles, and
will carry ocean steamers up to Ham,
burg. slxty-five miles from its mouth
The principal cities on it's banks are
Hamburg, Dresden. Magdeburg and Wit
tenberg but every few miles for the
entire distance, on both banks. are busy
little manufacturing towns and villages
where everything YOU can think of Is
made Stone auarries, saw mills. lumber
wards, gravel banks, tanneries and other
industries contribute to the traffic The
river is canalized on the upper reaches,
where the water gets shallow. and an
enormous amount Of money has been
expended in providing this method of
TRANSPORTATION to carry heavy ca-goes in
competition with the railways which run
along it's banks The freight is handled
by eight or nine thousand long, narrow
barees, which float down stream with
fine current as far as Hamburg carry
ing merchandise. farm products. lumber.
building stone. bricks and other bulk
and weighty materials. The barges are
loaded at Hamburg with freight that is
brought there by the Famburg-Amerlcan
steamship line from every corner OF fine
earth, and are towed back upstream by
Httie tugs and steamers which also
carry spaesengars.~ There are said to be
more than six hundred passenger steam
ers. and they seem to be well patronized.