2012, ISBN: 123181330X

[EAN: 9781231813300], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing… Meer...

[EAN: 9781231813300], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 Excerpt: .inns, which any countryman of mine will be apt to deem a thumping one, yet it is a fault common to all on the Continent. When he arrives in a dark, cold, damp evening, and finds not a place in the house, except the kitchen, capable of imparting the genial warmth of a fire; when ushered into the spacious eating-room, he observes a large stove, covered with Dutch tiles, standing unheated in the middle of it; and shuddering and shivering, he shuts himself up in his bed-room till the table d h6te is ready; tis then that he sighs for the warmer reception afforded at an English inn. The view of Heilbronn from the Heidelberg road is extremely pleasing: a long range of lofty hills bounds the prospect in this direction behind it; over which we saw the sun rise. Our journey onwards lay across a vast plain, entirely of arable land, from which the crops were all cleared, and the soil was sown again. They grow great quantities of Mangel Wurzel as winter feed for the cattle and sheep, which are both of a fine breed. This root grows here to a very large size, and completely supersedes GERMAN nosns. 635 the Turnip. There is also some Beet-root, but it is chiefly destined for the table. The road is excellent: posts are put up at the entrance of every place, on which are aflixed the name of the principal town of the district, and that of the village where the post is placed. For example, OBERHEIM---lEILBRONN, meaning Oberheim, in the district of Heilbronn. This appears to be the general custom in Wiirtemberg and other parts of southern Germany, and would in my opinion be worthy of adoption in England, for the information of travellers. We were furnished with good horses, and a respectable set out of harness. The postillion, with his yellow and blac.<

2012, ISBN: 123181330X

[EAN: 9781231813300], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing … Meer...

[EAN: 9781231813300], Neubuch, [PU: Rarebooksclub.com, United States], Language: English Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 Excerpt: .inns, which any countryman of mine will be apt to deem a thumping one, yet it is a fault common to all on the Continent. When he arrives in a dark, cold, damp evening, and finds not a place in the house, except the kitchen, capable of imparting the genial warmth of a fire; when ushered into the spacious eating-room, he observes a large stove, covered with Dutch tiles, standing unheated in the middle of it; and shuddering and shivering, he shuts himself up in his bed-room till the table d h6te is ready; tis then that he sighs for the warmer reception afforded at an English inn. The view of Heilbronn from the Heidelberg road is extremely pleasing: a long range of lofty hills bounds the prospect in this direction behind it; over which we saw the sun rise. Our journey onwards lay across a vast plain, entirely of arable land, from which the crops were all cleared, and the soil was sown again. They grow great quantities of Mangel Wurzel as winter feed for the cattle and sheep, which are both of a fine breed. This root grows here to a very large size, and completely supersedes GERMAN nosns. 635 the Turnip. There is also some Beet-root, but it is chiefly destined for the table. The road is excellent: posts are put up at the entrance of every place, on which are aflixed the name of the principal town of the district, and that of the village where the post is placed. For example, OBERHEIM---lEILBRONN, meaning Oberheim, in the district of Heilbronn. This appears to be the general custom in Wiirtemberg and other parts of southern Germany, and would in my opinion be worthy of adoption in England, for the information of travellers. We were furnished with good horses, and a respectable set out of harness. The postillion, with his yellow and blac.<