The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-17

 uzza offer glories to be found nowhere else this side of the Hima1ayas.
 Should you chance to be a disciple of Sir Isaac Walton what could be more allurng than the lakes filled with trout of which I have spoken?
 tarn is lake which has no visible feeders and many such abound in the neighborhood of St. Moritz. The smallest one of them is frozen over nine months in the year and to these tarns the cham ois come to drink. Hunting them makes excellent sport and in the quarry is often found a goodly number of foxes, martens, marmots, Alpine hares, part ridges, ducks and an occasional golden eagle or possible brown bear.
 These are sports for men, but mi lady need not fear for lack of amuse- ment as in addition to the golf and lawn tennis referred to there is no such place St. Mority for balls, par ties. concerts. tableaux vivants and similar functions. Here one meets tho world and his wife. The entertain ments are as smart as any that are held In the private houses of the great capitals of the continent and royalty is ever in attendance. Indeed dress suit and an acquaintance with the "step' are the only requisites for an entree to the best society, for the time, at least and the same people who the evening before were seen reveling and tripping the light fantastic may be noted upon the following morning roughshod and attired in sombre garb prepared for an arduous climb or long days tramp. St Moritz is both aristocratic and democratic, for pleasure seems to be the quest of all who frequent the place.
 Nor are the little ones neglected and every childish visitors Is soon made to feel at home and happy in the 1ts< f9. .v1&u ( >1 ground is called. The carrousel is ever in evidence, a modern gymnasium is equipped with every new device and tobOggans of polished wood furnish ample delight for the youthful heart.
 The springs themselves are pro- nounced to be of greater strength and curative properties than any others in all Europe The important ones are three in number The Old Spring, or Msuritius Spring. was known to the Romans and served every therapeutic purpose from times unknown down To the middle of the last century. The Paracelsus Spring was praised by the great man whose name 1t bears in 1925 and was made available in 1853 These two are enclosed in the Kurhaus, but the Funtauna Surpunt was not discov- cred until 1886 and has hall or its own. It's temperature, 40 degrees Fahrenheit is just 3 degrees above that of the other two and like its oompanfons, iron and carbonic acid are it's chief Ingredients.
 It is claimed that as rest cure St. Moritz has never failed At all Of the German health resorts 1t Is required that guests who are there for treat ment must bestfr themselves by cock crow. but here the waters and baths ara enioved between the comfortable hours of 10 o'clock and noon. To in sure absolute rest no automobile is nerInitfed to enter the Engadine. The valley has but one road with two small branches and the purity of its atmos
 r,hsre is not defiled by the odor of casoline nor the raising of dust, un- falling concomitants of the motor car
 Connoisseurs and lovers of art will he interested to know that St. Moritz possesses a valuable and most import ant treasure in the existence Of an Assumption by Raphael There is no question as to it's authenticity, but its value lies not so much in the fact that it Is a, creation of Raphael as in that 1t is supposed by competent critics to be the original of the far-famed Sistine Madonna. It is painted upon damaek and all the details of It's his
 tory from its inception are known fea-
 lures which, apart. from the style and execution of the painting, are very significant. The Sistine has always been accredited with being the only Madonna which Raphael painted upon cloth and this damask creation at St. 1. Moritz lends much strength to the arr , gument of it's heinz the original Of ths : gem of the zwinger.