be ups and downs, or how the deuse should we get into valleys where nature spreads so many tables of entertainment? It is nonsense to suppose they would lend you their voitures, to be shaken to pieces for nothing; and unless you pay twelve sous for greasing your wheels, how should the poor peasant get butter for his bread? We really expect too much; and for the wine above par, for your room, supper, and bed, at the most they are but one shilling and ninepence halfpenny. Who would embroil their philosophy for it? For Heaven's sake and your own, pay it-pay it, with both hands open!"

Wherever you are, it is best to fall into the manners and customs of the place; it may be inconvenient, but it is less so than running counter to them. Those who have their own way (the cost is generally more than it is worth) are certain that every body is trying to defeat them; this leads them to quarrel with their dinner, dispute their bills, and proceed on their journey with the conviction that they are much injured rather than most unreasonable people. Every person preparing to travel should try to make some acquaintance with the language of the country through which he is about to pass. This is the best preparation for a journey; it will prove equal to a doubly-filled purse. He should also become as well acquainted as possible with the history of the people, reading the best works descriptive of the country, become familiar with its currency, and think in francs, pauls, and piastres instead of dollars and cents. As regards baggage, the author would say, in opposition to most writers, who advise against it, don't cramp yourself for want of baggage; the few dollars charged for extra luggage will be more than compensated for by having every thing that you may want; and when your wardrobe has been pulled to pieces by custom-house officers, it will not require hours to repack it before you can close your trunks.

Be certain to have every thing done in respect to baggage, et cetera, and more particularly your hotel bill, before the last moment, thereby avoiding the excitement of setting out in a great hurry, with the possibility of forgetting something of importance. The author has found great advantage, where he intended leaving in the morning, in having his bill the night previous,

Avoid, if possible, carrying sealed letters, or executing commissions for friends, as the chances are it will place contraband goods in your care, which, for yourself and others, should always be avoided. You would do well also to avoid guides as much as possible, unless you are with ladies; then it would be advisable to have them. By wandering about, and trusting to your own observations, you will become much more readily acquainted with places, and your impressions will be stronger. The best and quickest method of obtaining a correct idea of a place is, on your arrival, to ascend some eminence, take your map of the city, or a valet de place if you have no map, and get all your bearings, note down the most remarkable places, then drive around them; after that, go into the matter in detail. By this method you will leave the city in a week with a better knowledge of it than if you had remained a month escorted round by a valet de place.

Money.

The safest and most convenient method of carrying money abroad to meet your expenses is in the form of circular letters of credit, which are issued in New York; and as peace of mind is very necessary to the traveler, be certain you obtain such letters from bankers whose credit stands so high that their names are honored at Paris and Damascus, at Cairo and Vienna, with the same confidence as in New York. The houses we recommend to the traveler are Duncan, Sherman, & Co., John Munroe & Co., and Brown Brothers & Co.

These houses issue letters to some two hundred bankers, all over Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Napoleons are the best known currency on the Black Sea, at Constantinople, Damascus, and Jerusalem, and at nearly every place you visit. At Cairo and Alexandria sovereigns are the best. You can draw at nearly par in every place that you want to stop at. The letter of credit has many advantages over circular notes, which it is here unnecessary to state. In drawing your money, draw all that you can possibly use in the currency of the country you are in, the balance in napoleons. Nearly every traveler must provide himself with more or less specie to serve his purpose until arriving at Paris or London. Napoleons and sovereigns can be bought at the lowest rates at the banking-house of De Jonge & Co., 92 Broadway. Travelers can also here dispose of their coin to the best advantage on their arrival from Europe.

Passports.

The most disagreeable of all the annoyances of traveling is that of being obliged to carry passports. Those persons who have traveled much in America, and know they can go from San Francisco to Portland without any one having the right to question either their identity or movements, naturally feel galled at being obliged to tell every upstart official of the Emperor of Russia or the Pope of Rome where they are going. Then if, by accident, there should be any informality in the visé, stop where you are until it is rectified! See that you have the proper visés ; either the landlord or your courier will get them for you in time, if on your arrival at the hotel you state to what point you next intend to proceed.

When husband, wife, and minor children travel together, a single passport for the whole will suffice. For any other person in the party, except servants, a separate passport will be required.

A new passport will be expected to be taken out by every person whenever he may leave the United States; and every passport must be renewed within one year from its date. The oath of allegiance, as prescribed by law, will be required in all cases. Passports are now only required when visiting Russia or the Pontifical States.

To obtain a Passport.

The author has completed certain arrangements, whereby travelers who propose visiting Europe may be relieved from much trouble and expense in regard to their passports. By addressing A. C. Willmarth, United States Passport Agent, No. 41 Chambers Street, New York, they will obtain their passports, properly mounted on linen, bound in morocco cases, with extra leaves to receive the visés when the passport proper is full, and have their names distinctly lettered in gold on the cover; all of which is absolutely necessary, as the paper on which the passport is printed is liable to be destroyed by the frequent opening.*

Accompanying the commission, the following documents will be necessary:

Please forward passport to the undersigned, and oblige,

(These must be filled up as the subject demands.)

As proofs of citizenship, the following must be inclosed, having been previously sworn to before a justice of the peace or notary public.

and loyal citizen of the United States, and am about to travel abroad.

* It will be requisite to forward the necessary papers (accompanied with $10, which will pay the whole expense--the government tax being $5) about two weeks before the traveler intends sailing, to give time to obtain the passport and have it bound. It will either be forwarded to his address, on application to A. C. Willmarth, No. 41 Chambers St., or ready when he arrives in New York.

I,

do swear that I am acquainted with the above named and with the facts above stated by him, and that the same are

true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

The following oath of allegiance it will also be necessary to inclose, having been previously sworn to in the same manner as the above;

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I, do solemnly swear that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, allegiance, and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution, or law of any State, Convention, or Legislature to the contrary notwithstanding; and, farther, that I do this with a full determination, pledge, and purpose, without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever; and, farther, that I will well and faithfully perform all the duties which may be required of me by law: So help me God. Sworn to and subscribed before me, day of

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Justice of the Peace or Notary Public.

It is necessary to state the relationship existing between the different members of the same family in the application. If proceeding direct to England, no visé is required; and, previous to leaving that country, you can procure the French visé in London.

We would now impress two things strongly on the traveler: never give your passport up when you can help it! and always be sure that it is "en règle." There is one general rule respecting passports in Europe: To leave one place for another, you must first be identified by your own consul, and obtain his visé; then you can obtain the visé of the representative of the state to which you wish to proceed; you then obtain the police visé, that you are at liberty to leave the city or country. In many places the police visé is not required; and as it depends entirely upon the political state of the country at the time, it is not necessary here to state what country or city does or does not require it. Your consul can always give you the requisite information.

Never omit calling on the minister resident, or the consul, at any place you may visit. It is a duty you owe yourselves as well as your representatives, as

from them you can invariably obtain some local information that may prove beneficial, and you can also become acquainted with the latest political and other news from your own country. As there has been some discussion respecting the etiquette of lady travelers calling first upon the ladies of the minister's family, it has been generally conceded to be the duty of travelers to call personally, and leave their cards. It is not sufficient that the gentleman should say, “My wife, Mrs. Jones, or my sister, Miss Smith, is traveling with me." The ladies are not supposed to be aware of the fact.

If by any accident your passport should be lost, the minister or consul has the power to issue a new one, upon satisfactory proof of American citizenship.

Clothing, etc.-Gentlemen travelers must consult their own circumstances respecting the wardrobe which they carry with them. One thing is certain: they can have, generally speaking, better-fitting clothes made here than they can in England, and equal, if not superior, to any in France. The author has had as fine-fitting garments made by Derby of New York as in any of the crack establishments of Paris. Should gentlemen not have time to be measured, the Messrs. Devlin, who have two of the finest ready-made establishments in the world, both located on Broadway, will supply all their wants. The custom-work of this house is considered to equal in style that of any on the Continent. Small traveling trunks are indispensable, made of the best sole-leather. Your three-story affairs won't answer on the Alps. For gentlemen, a thin India-rubber coat is necessary at all times, especially on the passage.

Fire-arms.-All travelers should carry some kind of fire-arms with them, especially if they visit the East; they are indispensable. Take the best that are manufactured; and it is now admitted, since our war, that the United States stands at the head of all nations in her productions; so purchase your arms on this side of the Atlantic. If you intend making the ascent of the Nile, take with you both pistol and rifle. Every body must fire at an alligator, whether they kill him or not. Merwin, Taylor, & Simpkins, 285 Broadway, have the best.

On arriving in New York, we presume the traveler will wish to stop at some one of the finest hotels in the city. These establishments are the Fifth Avenue Hotel, the Hoffman House, Brevoort, Everett, and Astor. The "Fifth Avenue Hotel" is situated immediately opposite Madison Square; it is six stories high, two hundred and twenty-five feet square, built of white marble. The total number of apartments is 727, of which number 417 are for guests. It is probably more expensively furnished and appointed than any other hotel in America. Its vertical railway for conveying invalids or weary travelers to their separate floors is a great desideratum; there is but one other in the country (the Continental). The landlords set a splendid table. In the vicinity of the hotel are the offices of the leading physicians and surgeons of the city-Drs. Mott and Stone, allopathic practitioners; and Guernsey and Belcher, homœopathic.

The Everett House, situated on Union Square, one of the most delightful spots