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42 SWEDENBORG’S TRAVELS AND DIARIES. [Doc. 205.
in white, the Jesuits in black, and the Dominicans in white
and black.
July 28. I saw the chapel and the tomb of St. Wences
laus, which is extremely handsome; its walls are formed of
precious stones, such as jasper and other transparent stones ;
which are, however, set in a crude form ; they are of red,
purple, reddish, and yellow.
July 29. I travelled from Prague to Carlsbad, which is a
distance of fourteen German miles.
July 30. I reached Carlsbad, respecting which I may
mention the following particulars : 1. It is surrounded on all
sides by lofty mountains, consisting of common grey stone, and
covered with wood. 2. There are openings from this valley
into the level country beyond on the two sides only, where the
river flows in and out. 3. The town, which is not large, is
situated in this deep valley, in the bosom of so many tower
ing mountains. 4. In the middle of the town is a very hot
spring, which bubbles high up, and is of a very high tempera
ture. 5. It is led by pipes into all the houses situated along
the banks of the river, where hot and cold baths may be had.
6. There is another spring which comes right out of the moun
tain at one end of the town, and the water of which is tepid.
7. The channel of the spring is under the stream, where its
rushing may be heard. Once it burst out there, and the spring
ceased flowing where it is now, until after a great deal of
labour the opening was filled up again. 8. Where the spring
flows under ground there are the thickest kind of incrustations,
like stones, through which it flows as through pipes. 9. The
petrifactions or incrustations underground are of a snowy
whiteness ; they are hard and compact, and can be polished ;
where the strata are exposed, they are of a different colour,
and can also be polished. Outside the water all these in
crustations are yellow, and are either harder or softer ; the
nearer they are to the mouth of the spring the darker and
yellower they become. 10. If the water stands still a film
forms upon it, which is very shining. It consists possibly of
dissolved lime, and, when collected, serves as a powder for
cleaning the teeth. 11. The water tastes saltish, and is drunk
very freely ; it is very rarely used for bathing, on account of
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