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{{HPB-CW-comment|[The superior numbers in the following pages refer to Compiler’s Notes appended at the end of the English translation of H. P. B’s text.]}}
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Kronstadt. Brassó—Transylvania. Hôtel Grüner Baum. Comfortable et bon marché. M. et Mme. Burcheg—professeur de Gymnase. Jeune suisse un peu pédant. Elle joua de la flûte et [est] hongroise. La vieille Mme. Kántor aveugle.—Kronstadt est une des plus jolies petites villes d l’Europe par sa position, sa propreté, et de son élégance. Mais tout près, l’Eau de Borszék y est fameuse.—Venant de Bucarest les Zlapari vous demandent vos passeports et vous font payer le droit de ne pas examiner vos malles en les bouleversant de leurs mains sales. Population fort mixte des valaques, hongrois et souabes. L’architecture des maisons de villes est entièrement changée. Chaque maison porte la date de la construction sur le toit.<ref>These dates are laid out in tiles of a different color.</ref>
Kronstadt. Brassó—Transylvania. Hôtel Grüner Baum. Comfortable et bon marché. M. et Mme. Burcheg—professeur de Gymnase. Jeune suisse un peu pédant. Elle joua de la flûte et [est] hongroise. La vieille Mme. Kántor aveugle.—Kronstadt est une des plus jolies petites villes d l’Europe par sa position, sa propreté, et de son élégance. Mais tout près, l’Eau de Borszék y est fameuse.—Venant de Bucarest les Zlapari vous demandent vos passeports et vous font payer le droit de ne pas examiner vos malles en les bouleversant de leurs mains sales. Population fort mixte des valaques, hongrois et souabes. L’architecture des maisons de villes est entièrement changée. Chaque maison porte la date de la construction sur le toit.<sup>1</sup>


Hermannstadt (Szeben)
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Kronstadt. Brassó — Transylvania. Hotel Grüner Baum. Comfortable and cheap. Mr. and Mad. Burcheg—teacher in the Gymnasium. Young Swiss, a bit pedantic. She is Hungarian and plays the flute. Old, blind Mad. Kántor. Kronstadt is one of the nicest small towns in Europe owing to its location, cleanliness and elegance. Quite near to it are the famous mineral waters of Borszék.—Coming from Bucharest, the Zlaparis ask for your passport, and make you pay for not examining your trunks by turning them inside out with their dirty hands. Very mixed population of Wallachians, Hungarians and Swabians. The architecture of the houses is entirely different. Each house has the date of its construction on the roof.<ref>These dates are laid out in tiles of a different color.</ref>
Kronstadt. Brassó — Transylvania. Hotel Grüner Baum. Comfortable and cheap. Mr. and Mad. Burcheg—teacher in the Gymnasium. Young Swiss, a bit pedantic. She is Hungarian and plays the flute. Old, blind Mad. Kántor. Kronstadt is one of the nicest small towns in Europe owing to its location, cleanliness and elegance. Quite near to it are the famous mineral waters of Borszék.—Coming from Bucharest, the Zlaparis ask for your passport, and make you pay for not examining your trunks by turning them inside out with their dirty hands. Very mixed population of Wallachians, Hungarians and Swabians. The architecture of the houses is entirely different. Each house has the date of its construction on the roof.<sup>1</sup>


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From Gratz to Laibach—7-20
From Gratz to Laibach—7-20


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{{HPB-CW-comment|[The following Notes may be of interest in connection with H.P.B.’s Travel-Impressions:}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|<sup>1</sup> These dates are laid out in tiles of a different color.}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|<sup>2</sup> Julius Jacob Haynau (1786-1853), Austrian General, the natural son of the landgrave—afterwards elector—of Hesse-Cassel, William IX. Of violent temper and fanatical hatred of revolutionary movements, he was the most cruel oppressor of the Hungarians after the National Uprising against Austria in 1848-49.}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|<sup>3</sup> Henri (Charles) Litolff, French pianist and composer, born in London Feb. 6, 1818; died at Bois-le-Combes, near Paris, {{Page aside|23}}Aug. 6, 1891. His father was an Alsatian soldier taken prisoner by the English in the Peninsular War, who had settled in London and had married an English woman. In 1831, Litolff was brought to Moscheles and taken gratis as pupil, on account of great ability. He appeared in Covent Garden Theatre, July 24, 1832. Married when seventeen and settled for a while in France, he led a wandering life for a number of years, marrying later for a second time. In 1861, he started the “Collection Litolff,” a cheap and accurate edition of classical music. He married once again, this time Countess de la Rochefoucault. There are about 115 works attributed to him, among them the Operas “Die Braut von Kynast” and “Les Templiers.” His overtures “Robespierre” and “Girondisten” were composed for Wolfgang Robert Griepenkerl’s (1810-1868) dramas bearing these titles. “Robespierre” dates from sometime between 1849 and 1853.}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|<sup>4</sup> The first Hungarian responsible Ministry was formed on February 17, 1867; as a consequence of this, the Office of the Governor-General in Transylvania ceased to function. The last Governor-General was Folliol-Crenwille (or Crenneville). This explains what H.P.B. meant by the “festival of the Constitution.”}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|<sup>5</sup> The operetta Helen of Troy.}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|<sup>6</sup> Prince Michael Obrenoviæ III (1838-68), the youngest son of Prince Milon Obrenoviæ I, received the keys of the Fortress in Belgrade on April 13, 1867, from Al Rezi Pasha. Before this actually took place, Prince Michael had been to Constantinople to thank the Sultan.}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|The above information has been verified in the Hungarian State Archives, so that there can be no doubt that H.P.B. was in Belgrade at this specific time. Consult also Jenö Horváth, History of Diplomacy, Vol. 1, p. 188, in connection with these political events.}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|<sup>7</sup> One hundred Kreutzers make 1 Florin.}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|<sup>8</sup> Small settlement in the former Tiflis Province of the Caucasus, about 2600 feet above sea level; it is famous for its hot mineral waters and has been frequented for many years by tubercular people.]}}
 
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{{HPB-CW-comment|[Many of the towns and localities visited by H.P.B. in the course of her travels have changed their names since. In order to help the student in identifying them on the map, the following Table has been prepared which shows the earlier and the present day names of the various places:}}
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto; border-spacing: 1em 0; width: 700px;"
|-
|<center>GERMAN</center>
|<center>HUNGARIAN</center>
|<center>RUMANIAN</center>
<center>(today)</center>
|<center>SERBO-CROATIAN</center>
<center>(today)</center>
 
|-
|<center>Kronstadt</center>
<br>
<center>Hermannstadt</center>
<center>(on river Zibin)</center>
<center>Karlsburg</center>
<center>(formerly Weissenburg)</center>
<center>Klausenburg</center>
<center>(on Little Szamos)</center>
<center>Grosswardein</center>
<center>(on river Körös)</center>
<center>Debrezin</center>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<center>Semlin</center>
<center>Neusatz</center>
<center>(Novosad)</center>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<center>Esseg</center>
<center>(on Drava)</center>
<center>Werschitz</center>
<center>(on Theresien Canal)</center>
<center>Weisskirchen</center>
<center>Orawitza</center>
<center>Reschitza</center>
<br>
<center>Hatzfeld</center>
<br>
<center>Kreuz</center>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<center>Fünfkirchen</center>
<center>Agram (on river Medveščak)</center>
<center>Carlo</center>
<center>Karlstadt (on Kulpa)</center>
<center>Fiume</center>
<center>Jägerhorn</center>
 
|<center>Brassó</center>
<center>Borszék</center>
<center>Szeben</center>
<center>(Nagyszeben)</center>
<center>Gyulafehérvár</center>
<br>
<center>Kolozsvár</center>
<br>
<center>Nagyvárad</center>
<br>
<center>Debrecen</center>
<center>Szolnok (on confluence of Tisza and Zagyva)</center>
<center>Arad</center>
<center>Temesvár</center>
<center>(on Béga Canal)</center>
<center>Báziás</center>
<center>(on Danube)</center>
<center>Pancsova</center>
<center>(on mouth of Temes into Danube)</center>
<center>Zimony (on Danube)</center>
<center>Ujvidék</center>
<br>
<center>Titel (on Tisza)</center>
<center>Becskerek</center>
<center>Nagybecskerek</center>
<center>(on Béga Canal)</center>
<center>Eszék</center>
<br>
<center>Versecz</center>
<br>
<center>Fehértemplom</center>
<center>Oravicabánya</center>
<center>Resicabánya</center>
<center>Nagykikinda</center>
<center>Zsombolya</center>
<center>Mehadia (on Bela)</center>
<center>Körös</center>
<center>Lugos (on Temes)</center>
<center>Sebes</center>
<center>Badara</center>
<center>Pécs</center>
<center>Zágráb</center>
<center>Károlyváros</center>
<br>
<br>
<center>Zombor</center>
 
|<center>Brasov</center>
<center>Borsec</center>
<center>Sibiu</center>
<br>
<center>Alba Julia</center>
<br>
<center>Cluj</center>
<br>
<center>Oradea</center>
<center>(or Oradea Mare)</center>
<br>
<br>
<center>Arad</center>
<center>Timisoara</center>
<br>
<center>Bazias</center>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<center>Oravitsa</center>
<center>Resitsa Montana</center>
<br>
<center>Jimbolia</center>
<br>
<br>
<center>Lugoj</center>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
 
|<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<center>Pančevo</center>
<br>
<br>
<center>Novi Sad</center>
<br>
<br>
<center>Zrenyanin</center>
<br>
<br>
<center>Osijek</center>
<br>
<center>Vršac</center>
<br>
<center>Bela Crkva</center>
<br>
<br>
<center>Veliki-Kikinda</center>
<br>
<br>
<center>Križevci</center>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<center>Zagreb</center>
<center>Karlovac</center>
<br>
<center>Rijeka-Sušak</center>
<center>Sombor</center>
 
|-
|}
{{Page aside|25}}
{{HPB-CW-comment|{{Style P-Signature|—Compiler.]}}}}
 
{{HPB-CW-comment|[There are also in the Adyar Archives eight small Notebooks, numbered 1 to 8, in which H.P.B. made various notations, copied quotations from various writings and references to works she had apparently consulted. Here and there appears some original material from her own pen, mainly on the subject of occult teachings, such as the lokas and the states of consciousness. There are also some translated passages from French and other books. Much of this material belongs to the period when she was working on Isis Unveiled; some of it refers to The Secret Doctrine; and one of the Notebooks has reference to The Key to Theosophy. It is obvious, therefore, that none of this material belongs to her early years, and whatever there is from her own pen in these Notebooks will be found in later volumes of the present Series.]}}


[The following Notes may be of interest in connection with H.P.B.’s Travel-Impressions:


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