Austria-Hungary . row to the heart of the aged Emperor. CHAPTER IV THE COUNTRY OF HUNGARY /Running round fully two-thirds of Hungary are the^Carpathian ranges of mountains. Hungary hasbeen called the land of three mountains and fourrivers, and the emblem of these form the chieffeature in the coat-of-arms of the country. Themountains are supposed to be the Tatra, Fatra, andMatra, and the rivers the Danube, Theiss or Tisza,Drave, and Save. But this, in regard to themountains at all events, is misleading, for thecountry is surrounded by mountains on three sides,a great chain of 900 miles long rea
Austria-Hungary . row to the heart of the aged Emperor. CHAPTER IV THE COUNTRY OF HUNGARY /Running round fully two-thirds of Hungary are the^Carpathian ranges of mountains. Hungary hasbeen called the land of three mountains and fourrivers, and the emblem of these form the chieffeature in the coat-of-arms of the country. Themountains are supposed to be the Tatra, Fatra, andMatra, and the rivers the Danube, Theiss or Tisza,Drave, and Save. But this, in regard to themountains at all events, is misleading, for thecountry is surrounded by mountains on three sides,a great chain of 900 miles long reaching round north,east, and south to the Iron Gates of the Danube, andto mention only three peaks out of so many butlittle inferior does not give a true notion of The north-western Carpathians are dividedinto several ranges ; one separates Hungary fromMoravia, Silesia, and Galicia. There are passes ofgreat grandeur leading through the Carpathians atmany points, and the way in which the heights rise 40. A PINE FOREST IN THE TATRA THE COUNTRY OF HUNGARY 41 sheer on the Hungarian side greatly adds to theimpressiveness. A good deal of the mountains isthinly populated, and the villagers are often veryprimitive in their habits. The Carpathians are of great bulk and breadth,and are covered with trees. The highest peaks areabove the perpetual snow-line, and rise grandlyfrom the evergreen forests. In the higher partspine and fir predominate, but in the lower rangesoak, beech, and ash are common. Vast armies ofpigs, led by little swineherds, seek their chief foodunder the trees, where they find abundance of beech-mast and acorns. The sight of a swineherd leadingforth his flock in the morning from a village is aquaint one. He stands and calls or whistles, andfrom almost every cottage one or more pigs joyfullyrun grunting to join him; many of them arehorrible creatures to our notions, with matted longhair and covered with fleas; nevertheless he letsthem rub up against him, he
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