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ill bronze, seated in a triumphal car, drawn by four lions. 

 The beautiful embellishments in the form of medallions and 

 basso-relievos, represent the various provinces, with the pur- 

 suits of each, as Upper and Loiver Bavaria, — agriculture, 

 cattle and Alpine scenery. The Palatinate, — culture of the 

 vine and fishing, <fcc. 



Munich is quite celebrated for its beer, and the consumption 

 of lager is enormous. From six o'clock in the evening till ten 

 or eleven, the whole male population of the city is to be found 

 in the beer saloons of the most noted brewers, where all 

 classes sit, drink and smoke till it is difficult to see across the 

 room. This is a general characteristic of German towns, but I 

 am inclined to think it is carried farther at Munich than in 

 most others. 



The dogs of Munich have a closer examination than any dog 

 is subjected to with us. Twice a year, on a certain day, each 

 quarter of tlic town is required to send all its dogs to the 

 police. If a dog is in perfect health he receives a little ticket, 

 which he wears round his neck. If old or unsound, he is con- 

 demned to death. Any dog wliich has n't a ticket is liable to 

 suffey death, and all dead dogs and dead horses are buried in a 

 certain place near the city. 



The " Iser rolHng rapidly " did not make much of a show 

 when I was there, but its banks were lined with busy washer- 

 women, leaning over from low plank platforms, engaged in the 

 energetic application of strength to linen. Tlieir bright colored 

 boddiccs and gay petticoats are decidedly more attractive than 

 the river itself, except where it winds through the beautiful 

 English garden. 



Of the celebrated galleries of paintings and statuary con- 

 tained in the old and the new Pinakothek, of the statuary 

 of the splendid collection in the Glyptothck, of the superb 

 collections of anatomy and natural history which I saw in this 

 beautiful city, it would be inq)0ssiblc to convey any adequate 

 idea without passing beyond the limits of this rcj)ort. Tliey 

 would re(|uire volumes of descrii)tion. IJut the most interest- 

 ing feature, and that which characterizes most German, and in 

 fact most European cities, is that the people arc allowed free 

 access to them on certain days, and can study the works of the 

 most renowned masters without let or hindrance. 



