CONTENTS.

PART I.

CHAPTER 1.-General Objects—these twofold - Information

to Travellers and Settlers-Information to those at Home

on the Dangers attending the Introduction of German

Institutions

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Chapter II.- Erroneous Ideas with which People set out to

Germany- False Ideas of German Character—these lead

to speedy Disgust-Real Character of the Germans--Neces-

sary, in going into their Country, to think more of the

Pounds than the Poetry-What People intending to sojourn

there should take with them, and what they should not-A

salutary Caution on the Journey necessary-Expert Thieves

on the Rhine-Singular Robberies of Passengers - The

Author's own case

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to small German Towns—the worst of all, the University

ones—Characteristics of these-Habits and gigantic Pre-

tensions of German Professors — their Contempt of Women

-- Professor Schlosser's Character of English Female Writers

-Low Moral tone of German University Towns

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CHAPTER IV.-Advice how to secure all the possible Advan-

tages, and to avoid, as much as possible, the Annoyances of

a German sojourn-Modes of settling yourself, as to Loca-

lity and Dwelling-German Lodging-housekeepers a pecu.

liar Race — Necessity of guarding against the delusive

Recommendations of Hotel Commissionaires — These paid by

Lodging-housekeepers— Requisite Cautions in making your

Agreement - Seek for Information from your Countrymen

in the place—none to be obtained from German Families-

Bad Character of German Lodging-housekeepers — this

never breathed to Strangers--All Accounts of Outrage

hushed up by the Police — Instance - Next to your own

Countrymen, rely on your Banker-Customs connected with

Furnished Rooms— The excellent System of Furnishing

empty Rooms in a single day-a fact generally unknown

to Strangers—other Cautions

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Chapter V.-Cautions as to German Servants—those who

speak English a race of Thieves-endeavour to keep you in

the dark as to real Prices of things— The best Servants

those who speak no English-some of these invaluable-

Advantage of having Dinners sent in from an Hotel-High

Price of Fuel-Necessity of having in your Bills before it is

known that you are quitting a Town-Excessive slowness of

German Tradesmen-Ludicrous Instance of this 42

CHAPTER VI.—The Gentleman and Lady Lodging-house-

Chapter VII.-False Accounts of Cheapness — the real

extent of this-Mischievous Effect of a Statement in Mur.
ray's Hand-book of the cheapness of Heidelberg — The
place as dear as inhospitable to Strangers – Living in
Lodgings and Travelling Expenses to be taken into the
account, in the comparative Cheapness of Foreign Resi-
dence-Cheapness in many parts of England equal to that
of the Rhine Country- The one great Economy of Ger-
many, EDUCATION - demonstrated in comparison with
English School Charges-Danger attending sending Chil-
dren to German Schools--the only safe and economical
Plan to accompany them-Prices of Articles of Life in
Germany-of Articles of Clothing-Great Mystery of
Cheap Living in Germany remains to be solved-No English
can live for half the sum the German Families, in the same
apparent scale of expenditure, do- Requires Three Years'
Experience to learn to live properly there—Plan of entrust-
ing a number of Boys and Girls to a confidential English
Tutor or Governess considered — Excessive Dangers at-
tending sending Children to what are called the Cheap
Schools of Germany-German Do-the-Boys' Halls— Mode
of Living in German Schools, Danger of recom

mmending
particular Schools - deficiency of Comforts and Requisites
in many of them-danger to Health and Constitutional
Vigour-Wretched state of an Invalid in a German School
-Plan for English Schools with all Continental advan-
tages — Dangers of sending Young Men to German Univer-
sities-Universal prevalence of Infidelity—the direct Con-
sequence of German Philosophy

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PART II.

CHAPTER 1.- Causes and certain Consequences of the present

fashionable Passion for German Institutions and Language

- this passion fomented and misguided by interested

Persons German Things and Customs which are really

worth imitating—these never seen by our Travelling Aris-

tocracy — Public Walks for our Manufacturing Towns,

when proposed by Mr. Buckingham, rejected by them-

they do not see the Cheap, Easy, Agreeable Life of the

People of Germany, The horrible State of the Poor in

London and our Manufacturing Towns described, and com-

pared with what is seen here, with their Cheap Food and

Public Means of enjoyment, What the Aristocracy do see

Abroad and imitate at Home- Police, Military Regulations

and Costumes, Boards of Commissioners, and Plans of

Government Education- Dreadful State of our Agricultural

Population compared with that of Germany

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Chapter II.-Striking Progression of Germanization in our

Institutions, obvious after a Three Years' absence, especially

in the Police Department— Policemen as they were and as

they are— Police Highwaymen with great Swords--The

Policemen everywhere-Our last generation of Poets con-

gratulated on having lived before the day of the Rural

Police-Unconstitutional extension of Police into Govern-

ment Spies, and an Armed Force, to control Elections-

High time to see what other German Institutions are before

we go further

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CHAPTER III.- Original Free Spirit and Customs of the

German race -The orwegians and Swiss the sole branches
of this race who have preserved their Free Constitutions-
The main German race now totally enslaved-Fatal intro-
duction of the Roman Law, Progress of German Enslave-
ment—Their Enthralment completed by the present Princes
- Treachery and Despotism of these Princes—Discontent

yet Passiveness of the People

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CHAPTER IV. The CensoRSHIP OF THE Press.- The Art of

Gagging-Gagging the Press vainly attempted in England
— The gigantic and magnificent Power of the Press-A

Monster in the hands of a Government-Effects of the

Press on Literature and Politics in Germany—The Censor,

a Literary Policeman, always sitting by the Authors' and

Editors' Desks- Inconceivable Miseries of this System-

Incalculable Mischief of the secret Murder of Ideas-

Translation of “ Campbell's Ode to the Germans," as pre-

sented to the Author by its Translator, a celebrated Poet,

on being suppressed by the Censorship-Menzel's, the His-

torian, Description of the Effect of the Slavery of the Press

on the German Character and Literature

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Chapter V. The Police System.-Ostensibly for preserving

Public Order, but really to suppress Public Opinion, The

Police-Office a genuine Spider's Web-A string to the

Leg of every Man and Woman, in the shape of Secret Lists,

Passports, Wander-books, Characters of Servants lodged

with the Police-Interference in Marriages, and consequent

enormous growth of Illegitimate Births-Penetration of

the Police into all Domestic Affairs- Strange Regulations

for Funerals—The Police Manager of Funerals, Police

Magazine of Coffins-Police Bill of Charges and Classifica-

tion of Funerals—SCRIBERY, a Government invention to

give Bread to Officials— Results of this in Enormous Docu-

ments on all possible Subjects-Curious Experiences on

this head of some Young Englishmen-In what particulars

this Police excels ours

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