Central Europe . ch firs and the potatofields, grew up the powerful race whose fight for freedomdragged Germany from the depth of oppression andfounded a solid centre for the slowly ripening nationalunity. Ch-i^f UrarK&tf m-ct/tirvgr Districts^ Jfojo Gardens Fig. 34.—Brandy and Beer. In Greek art a wreath of ears adorned the brows of the goddess who gave to men the nourishing fruit of the cornfield. Her name, however, was De- Mineral t —Mother Earth. This name bore wit- r RODLTCTS ness to the living conviction that the creativepower by which vitality is annually renewed residesin the bosom of
Central Europe . ch firs and the potatofields, grew up the powerful race whose fight for freedomdragged Germany from the depth of oppression andfounded a solid centre for the slowly ripening nationalunity. Ch-i^f UrarK&tf m-ct/tirvgr Districts^ Jfojo Gardens Fig. 34.—Brandy and Beer. In Greek art a wreath of ears adorned the brows of the goddess who gave to men the nourishing fruit of the cornfield. Her name, however, was De- Mineral t —Mother Earth. This name bore wit- r RODLTCTS ness to the living conviction that the creativepower by which vitality is annually renewed residesin the bosom of the earth. The truth of this conviction, ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 181 indeed, goes much deeper than the meaning of the oldmyth. In measuring the possibilities afforded by anycountry to the progress of man, it is not enough to contem-plate only the gay and brightly coloured garment of vege-tation clothing its surface ; we must penetrate also to thedeepest and darkest recesses. The treasures that there. Fig. 35.—Area of Wine Lands. lie hidden, not only for the advancement of human labourand skill, but also for the securing of human sustenanceand comfort, are revealed even by the springs that risethence to the light of day. Hot springs and mineral springs were prized by avague instinct, akin to a superstitious belief, long beforethey began to be considered by any scientific investiga-tion. Nor is this to be regretted. It was in this way 182 CENTRAL EUROPE that a large body of experience came to be accumulated,many facts established, and at least the foundations forfurther advance in knowledge everywhere laid. Thousandsof persons stream every summer with the fullest confidenceto springs highly reputed for curative properties, whilewhole districts find a field of profitable and useful activityin their baths and medicinal springs. It is of no little im-portance to the prosperity of North-West Bohemia that thesprings of Teplitz, Carlsbad, Franzensbad, Marienbad,and many others less im
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