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nmn cousin who accuses him of parsi
mony. Tills method ol' travel may appear outre
and not at nil di.iUnyuc; in fa:t, if yon in
tend to write a hook of travels, 1 advise
you sincerely not to adopt it; lor you would
lack the inevitable " guide " and " Custom
house ollluial," with which two memor
able personages, those works, ol' course,
must he filled. In reality, however, the
advantages of the plan are inestimahle.
lie who travels the prescribed thorough
fare linds everything prepared for him. Ev
erybody he sees is there for his sake. Ho
sees but an artificial life. A real insight
into the character and habits of the masses
as they are he never gains.
The ordinary traveler lakes his seat in a
"sedan chair," closely curtained, and is
borne through a series of churches and pic
ture galleries, and then boasts that he has
seen Europe! You however will take the
people by surprise, and thus gain, not
only all that the more favored of Fortune
gain, but also an acquaintance with the
great throbbing seething mass of the pop
ubice. What University should I select? The
-South German cities are, on the whole,
cheaper than those of North Germany.
)!: can live, for example, at less expense
in Munich, than in Berlin or Leipsig.
For you, however, there is no perceptible
diirJrence. One hears often, Hint the lan
guage of the North is purer than that of
the South. A to the language of the
lower oiders, this may be true, but so far
as a student, learning the language, is
concerned, there is not a particle of differ
ence. Those with whom he associates,
will speak der SpracJte nuch, High Gcr
man. Spend a season in both North and
South Germany, by all means.
You should adopt the life of the German
student, in its main features. In every
university town are hundreds of rooms
for rent, designed especially for students;
these are plainly and almost similarly
furnished.
Thus at a cost ol 14 to 15 Marks (one
Mark 25 cents) per month in Munich,
one can obtain a comfortably furnished
roam, including service.
The German student takes his breakfast
in his room. This is extremely light and
plain, but, therefore, all (he better adapted
to his sedentary Ufo; a cup of coffee with
a couple or tiemwel, or buscuit. His sup-
per is of a similar character, either taken
in his room or " picked up " at random ;
for example, he purchases a few Pfennigs
worth of cold meat, or sausage, from a Cfutr
aitier, wl, cli, together with u glass of
beer and a piece of Jlmisbrod, or coarse
rye-bread, constitutes his repast. The slu
dent's dinner is his substantial meal. This
he obtains in one of the numerous Gast
huttxer, whose bill of fare is designed ex
pressly Tor this inevitably slender purse
of the average German student. In the
tichetliny Salon, a popular students' diuing
liall in Munich, the dinner costs sixty
Pfennigs, (15 cents) including a pint of
beer at three cents.
Thus, with strict attention to your prin
ciples of economy, your board, together
with room-rent, fuel, washing, and light,
will not cost you moie than $140 per an
num. In addition to this, your fees in the
University, Including matriculation, will
amount to about $25 or $!().
The cost of clothing is about three
lift lis American prices. Hats and shoes
however, are dear, and the latter of interi
or quality. Books arc extremely cheap.
All general literary and classic works cost
about one-fifth American prices. A well
bound volume of Goethe or Schiller costs
about twenty or thirty cents. New scien
tific works and text books, however, are
dearer than in the United States. Eng
lish books can be procured at less than
home prices.
The following programme of study and
travel, tested by personal experionce, is
unhesitatingly recommended to those
who are willing to pursue the same
course.
Select Munich as the scene of your first
year's study, Land at Antwerp, and spend
two weeks viewing that city, Briiosels,
Auchon, Cologne and other points alog
the route to your destination. Spend the
tlrst year, beginning with the winter Sein
ester on the first of November, in the dil
igent study of the language in the Univer
sity. In the summer vacation of three
months, make a four week's trip through
the German Alps and to Vienna. Return
to Munich, and make a tour of equal
length through Western Gerninny and
along the Rhine. Puring your second
year, spend three months in Italy.
All of this can be accomplished a to
tal expense for the two years of 575,
books and clothing not included,
Geo. E. Howaku,
Soliciting Strusse, No. .SO,
Munich, Bavaria.
Munich, Dec. 10, 1877.
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