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and which is supplied with water by the thousands of natural 

 falls. The man on the road is furnished with a huge wooden 

 shovel resembling a ladle ; with this he throws the water over 

 the entire way. 



When about one fourth up the mountain I got out of the car- 

 riage, and walked across the summit of the Alps, arriving on the 

 opposite side at a tavern about ten minutes sooner than the car- 

 riage. Near this tavern is a small lake, on the border of which 

 Napoleon had some breast- works built. There is also the old hos- 

 pital which he erected for his wounded soldiers. 



We soon continued our journey at a slow trot, never fatiguing 

 the horses. The reader may judge how gradual is the descent 

 when I say the small ditch at the side of the road runs steadily 

 at a rate of four miles an hour, ^t two o'clock we arrived at 

 Susa. At the gate a custom-house officer mounted on the car- 

 riage, and took us to the railroad station, where is also the cus- 

 tom-house. The officers politely passed our trunks without open- 

 ing them, and informed us that we could leave them there with 

 perfect security. Therefore we went to a hotel, took an excellent 

 dinner, and, at five o'clock, started for Turin, where we arrived 

 at seven. 



After taking rooms we went out for a stroll, passing the King's 

 palace, where there were several carriages in waiting. The salons 

 were all finely lighted up, and, as the windows were open, we 

 were enabled to see some large oil paintings. However, as we 

 were very tired, we soon returned to our rooms, and sought our 

 beds. 



