. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Let /.. IG'gS' Long. Cr fe,^ m Ancient hech o//?''â â¢'â '⢠Mure nnricnt suil Vienna is famous throughout Germany as a town of pleasure. Its gaiety is proverbial ; nowhere else do the masses so readily contrive to amuse themselves, and on holidays the parks and gardens of the city resemble vast pleasure grounds. But Vienna is also a busy hive of industry. Its artisans were famous in legendary times, for it was there that Attila obtained his nuptial robes ; and they are so still. Amongst the articles manufactured are silks, carriages, steam- engines an
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Let /.. IG'gS' Long. Cr fe,^ m Ancient hech o//?''â â¢'â '⢠Mure nnricnt suil Vienna is famous throughout Germany as a town of pleasure. Its gaiety is proverbial ; nowhere else do the masses so readily contrive to amuse themselves, and on holidays the parks and gardens of the city resemble vast pleasure grounds. But Vienna is also a busy hive of industry. Its artisans were famous in legendary times, for it was there that Attila obtained his nuptial robes ; and they are so still. Amongst the articles manufactured are silks, carriages, steam- engines and machinery, pianofortes, and other musical and scientific instru- ments. The Government printing-ofiice is perhaps the foremost establishment of. that kind in Europe. The Viennese artisans excel in the manufacture of trifles in ivory, leather, paper, and metal, and although these " articles " may be inferior * In 1870 amongst every hundred Viennese there were 56 German Austrians, 12 non-Austrian Germans, 18 Bohemians and Slovaks, 6 Magyars, 6 Jews, and 2 foreigners.
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