THE TOWN OF WILDBAD.
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for visilors wIio are not over-fastidious. An cxcellent band perfonns in thc Königsplatz daily, from G to 7 A. M., and from 7 to 8 P. M.; bcsidcs, the weathcr pcnnitting, inu.sic is to bc mot witli every afternoon at somc place of resort in tlie neighbourhood. Tbc walks for many miles round the town, in cvcry direction, are charming; thc vistas you catch at thc different openings are striking, and you stop witli pleasurc, to gaze lipon so singulär a scene, and to listen tu the murinui ing of the little river below; while the cahn and stillness of all around soothes and enchants. These walks are all strewed with gravel and possess the advantage, that even aftcr thc heaviest rains you may venture out without riskiug to get wet feet. Particularly the shady promenadc, beiug so very near, and affording so many delightful changes of sccncry, from the wild and ro- mantic muzes of sombre woods, and daik granite rocks, to the quiet of smiling meadows and fertile lields, is much resorted to. The river has cxcellent trout, and there are many spots on its hanks , where the angier may enjoy his pleasant sport. Horses, wheel-chairs, and donkeys are hired out at comparatively very low chargcs. ln front of the Royal Badhotel there is a eolonnade where the brunnendrinkers digest their libations, it also has coffcc- and billard-rooms, and a saloon in which balls and concerts sometimes are arranged. Nor is there want of intcllectual enjoyment; — food for the mind bring supplied hy the stationery shop, reading-rooms and circulating-lihiary of Mr. Sonnewald. At this establishment a vast assortment of books is kept for sale —thc reading-rooms are well supplied with Gei man, French and English paperg, and the eil culating-library contains all thc recent publica- tions, issuing from the English, German and Frfnch presses.
Düring the season an English clergyman performs the Service of the Protestant Church, every Sunday morning.
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