September 1874. Marx writes to Engels on a daily diet of spring water, coffee & pilsner
MARX TO ENGELS IN LONDON
Karlsbad, Austria, 1 September 1874 Germania, am Schlossberg
Dear FRED,
By next Wednesday I shall have been here for two weeks and my powder, ALIAS MONEY, will just suffice for a third week. If you should write to me, please use the above address, but put Miss Eleanor Marx on the envelope. The cure has done wonders for Tussy; I am feeling better but my insomnia has not yet been overcome.
We are both living in strict accordance with the rules. We go to our respective springs at 6 every morning, where I have to drink seven glasses. Between each two glasses there has to be a break of 15 minutes during which one marches up and down. After the last glass, an hour’s WALK, and finally, coffee. Another cold glass in the evenings before bed. I am not allowed to drink anything but pure Pumpenheimerb; Tussy, on the other hand, DAILY receives a glass of Pilsner beer, which makes me envious.
Marx was in Karlsbad taking a health cure. The town was well known for its water springs and its Pilsner beer.
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