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CHAPTER V. 



GERMANY, THROUGH SWITZERLAND, TO ITALY. 



From Frankfort to Maycnce. — The Russian Lady and her Maid. — Her extra Bag- 

 gage. — Our Talk about California. — European Ideas of our State. — Hints for the 

 Press of California. — Wasli dirty Linen at Home. — Chronicle on Normal Progress 

 rather than on exceptional Crimes. — Mayence to Heidelberg. — Tobacco. — Heidel- 

 berg. — Nursery at Wiesloch. — Carl Brunner. — His Nursery, Gardens, and Vine- 

 yard. — His Wine-press. — The great Tun at Heidelberg. — Start for Basle. — Notes 

 by the Way. — Hemp. — Manuring by Burning. — From Basle to Geneva. — Neuf- 

 chatel. — The Swiss and American Lakes. — Geneva. — Passports for Italy. — Amer- 

 icans in Geneva. — Departure for Italy. — The Road and the Country. — St. Jean de 

 Moreuo. — The Tunnel. — Crossing the Summit. — The Descent. — Arrival at Turin. 



August 27. — On entering the cars at Frankfort for Mayence, I 

 was much amused witli a lady from Russia, in the same car with 

 me, returning from the baths at Wiesbaden. Her servant-girl, not 

 speaking a word of German, soon got into trouble about the innu- 

 merable boxes, packages, bundles, umbrellas, parasols, and many 

 other things placed in her charge, all of which were to be taken 

 into the cars, as this formidable pile contained but a few little ex- 

 tras to be kept near at hand. The main and heavy baggage, to 

 the amount of fourteen tickets, which I saw, was already in the 

 baggage-car. The bundles had to go into the car, and after the seat 

 and the net-work on the top were filled, in came the mistress her- 

 self, laden with a goodly number more, which she piled up above 

 her and in her lap. The conductor rushed forward, telling the 

 maid to go in. She gesticulated, and talked to him in Russian, 

 he not understanding a word of her language. She was at last 

 put in the place she was to occupy, the conductor taking her by 

 the arm and shoving her into the car. This started the lady her- 

 self, who at best knew but few German words, A rush was made 

 by both mistress and maid for the luggage which still lay at the 

 door of the car. The first whistle sounded. The conductor en- 

 deavored to close the car door, seeing that the ladies were almost 

 crazy. Having had enough amusement already,! took pity on 

 the strangers, and told the conductor that these/ezy traps belonged 

 to them, and that they wished to take them in the car. He look- 



