The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
Wv TIIEN EUROPES best adj
M vertised health resort
awoke one morning 10 find
it's noStoffipa phauQod from,

awOke one morning 20 find
its p0stoffice changed from
Carlsbad, Austria. to Karlovy Vary,
CzechO-SIovakia the mental shock 10
the German inhabitants must have
been somewhat like the occasional eX-
plOsions Of lis hidden wells from
which IFS famous mineral waters come,
says bulletin of the National Geo
graphic society.
Though il is located In Bohemia. the
Englishman had introduced afternoon
tea, and the American had made ten
mis- popular, hut the 1900 permanent
residents, who remained In Carlsbad
after the annual influx Of some 10000
visitors. were essentially German. and
Karlovy Vary remains SO. according
10 the press reports
Hence il is easy 10 understand how
this island Of Germans. under Czech
rule, approached a political boiling
point Dispatches told of open dis
play of Emperor Franz Joseph's por
trait, and of the refusal of the native
SONS, who live by means of the saline
Carlsbad by any other name.
Discovered by Charles W.
Traditions had il. and the inhabit-
ants preferred To believe that En-
peror Charles w. discovered the heal
ing power of the waters that gush
through the vents OF the mammoth lid
that nature clapped down over a
r.. "a 81,
face.
Atop this vast subtPI'fanean lake OF
molten mineral and kissing steam
river. the Tepel, flows laZily down Il
narrow valley whose slopes are soft
ened by beautiful trees and traversed
10y winding trails and paths. Among
these some physicians intimate. the
health hunters gained the rosy cheeks
and buoyant spirits for which the
springs receive overnuch credit.
II is just before the Tepel enters the
Eyer that the underground streams
pierce the crust at numerous points,
and furnish the waters used for bath
ing and drinking by those who could
afford 10 go there; and either bottled
or boiled down by the millions of gal
Ions, for its salt and soda content, aud
shipped to all quarters of the globe.
During the season at prewar Carls-
bad the guest ut any of the numerous
hotels would he awakened at 6 o'clock,
or even earlier. and would arise TO
join the procession toward the springs.
At popular one, such as the Sprudel.
from which flow 40 gallons Of water
minute, at temperature or l63
degrees, Fair, he might have TO walt
Is or 20 minutes until whltccapped
maid served him. For his protection.
large glass covers were erected over
many of the springs, and from an air
plane Carlsbad might resemble "A field
OF conservatories.
But TO linger too long among the
springs of Carlsbad is 10 miss It's his
tory. Here there is grim sort Of
symbolism. For IL was here. Just lO
years ago last August. that Mctternich
plotted to clamp down the lid upon
free speech, free press, and untran-
meled teaching in the German states.
Origin Of the carlsbad DEGREES"
There were signs that liberal agita-
ton among Germans was reaching
the boiling point Autocracy was
threatened. Prince Metternlch Of Aus
tria arranged 10 have sympathetic rep
resentation from Austria, Prussia, ana
seven other states of the German con-
federation at Carlsbad, and then call
cd them together In a hurry. under
pretext OF need for summary action.
Out Of the conference came the IA
nous "Carlsbnd DEGREES" and there
. AN he little doubt hut that the finder
for the world explosion in 1914 was
lighted Mt Carlsbad There was formu-
lated the policy. later carried to
relentless conclusion by the German
empire, Of press censorship, OF state
regulation Of teaching In universities
and nll other schools, and commits
sion was created to inquire into utter
ances opposed to the monarchical prin-
ciple which every German state was
pledged TO maintain.
Only sixteen years before Metternich
conceived this method of political re-
preston. Carlsbad was nearly blown
up by the forces beneath the crlsted
surface. Now, 10 quote traveller,
"The most dangerous portions are firm
ly battoned down. under solid masonry,
held together with iron and steel,