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of those innumerable invalids , who weigh and cal- 

 culate what they eat, and even for those who like 

 several dishes, but little of each, half- portions are 

 to be had in many eating- houses. 



The citizens of Carlsbad are in general civil and 

 obliging, and strangers, travelling without servants, 

 find in every house the necessary attendance. They 

 are industrious ; all sorts of workmen and trades- 

 people are found amongst them, and they have even 

 acquired some renown in the fabrication of fire-arms, 

 cabinet-work, cutlery and pins; the incrustations 

 produced by the fixed parts of the waters , called 

 Sprudel - stones, are an object of industry. A number 

 of tradesmen of all sorts come , during the season, 

 from Prague and Vienna; bohemian glasses, hyaliths, 

 the pewter-ware of Schlaggenwald, fill very beauti- 

 ful shops , and all the china and fine potter's - ware 

 manufactures of the kingdom are near Carlsbad. 



The china or earthen cups, used by the water- 

 drinkers, vary in foeauty and price, but are of the 

 same size, viz., about six ounces. Dials, with mo- 

 veable hands, assist the memory of those who drink 

 a great number of goblets. 



Carlsbad has its magistracy, presided by a burgo- 

 master; but, during the season, the Government of 

 Prague delegates a commissary for the Inspection 

 of the place , to whom strangers must apply about 

 passports , in any contest that may arise between 

 them and the inhabitants, in short, in every case where 

 the assistance and decision of justice are requested. 



