Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-24

NuePl have He'd from N1I'SNS ~ ~ q
80 -. ',,d Fnpland is the faroured seat o.
.,.aGI ,rowledge and elegant eruditioh ie'
-; has IT'S school although The famous Is
I.Md IF Iona, the boast OF Scotland, in her oe'
tor davs and the seat Of learning and rehSloh
-. ~, evena school nor one single person
who can read or write.
have made ,iis DEPRESSION Tor the purpose
n undeceiying those who imagine that inc
,,oaern Greeks are in general immersed IN 'ne
deenest ignorance and that the poorest inhap-
;,an,s Of the remote parts OF Great Bril ain are
s,nerior to them both in understanding ana
education The Greeks, however, are as Id,
our superiors in native genius, qnicShess VI
nerception, and natural intellect, as we are 81.
nerior to the Iceanders and Laplanders: out
education extricated US from our natural oarh-
ness. as the wan, Of it has plunged the GfeeNS
into an obscurity ill.suiiing their natural Sc,
MUS But happily learning is reviving, ana
be ginning again to take root in its native SON.
where. if properly cultivated, il will again tiou-
rish. bu, will probably never rear It's head 50
high as in the days OF its power and lndePeh'
dence.
The village Of Kasri consists OF ninety co.'s
,apes. the inhabitants are Arnauts, ana nave
the same costumes as the IaiaNidlo'es "I
poorer people live in cottages when cohsls, Vi
only one long room The weather. ana
mong them the papas, have houses VITA TWO
rooms raised on second hoor tie lower Fa't
being divided into a stable, COW house. ana
cellar. The cold was extremely piercing. ana
the house which we occupied haa neither
chimney or glass to the windows me Sinose
was so nainfEl to our eyes, thatin spite OF the
inclemt nov Of the weather, we were Obliged 70
kee, the shutters open; but the people OF ne
10 this nuisance that they
bebeld GU: Tastidiousncss with contemp,uoHs
! smile.
The panas has a wife, three sons and a
daupbter: the sldes, son, short time before
our arrival, married :ine girl Of the village;
| she Maid us a visit, and on entering the room,
made some very low bows, and kissed our
hands, she then kissed her own hand, with
which she touched our hands, at the same 'ime
saving, sas proskuno. sauta'lon OF this
kind denotes the greatest respect; II IS Prac-
ticed in the mountainous parts OF Italy, ana Is
| ali ancien, custom. She repeated her saiuta>
tons so frequently that i was induced to ask
if there was any particular reason Tor IL! ana
was informed, by the papas, that 1t was the
common ceremonial which Bewly married woS
men orac,iced towards strangers who came
70 their house, and which it would be deemed
irreligious and inaospitaOle to neglect The
Young husband also welcomed US with great
good natutc and native polltenssS
The most curious part OF the meR0Se, D"t NOV
thc most agreeable TO us, was the manner III
which we passed the night: the second room
be;np full of olives and sacks OF corn, we al
slent in the same chamber, the papas and his
family occupcd one end of the room, aud we
took the other part; they slept upon mats
spread upon The floor, and to make up Tor th'
deficiency # blankets, kept their clothes 81
tre rcsr The family lay scattered in different
parts Of the ! DOM. Their curiosity was very
great 10 see us 60 to bed; indeed it was rcclp
rocal: and If we were surprised at seeing them
sleep with their clothes on, they were still
more so at seeing us address.
\ circumstance occurred, which, though
trifing in i.self, 9 mentioned in this place S
strongly characteristic Of the simple ard pas
tcral habits OF these poor people; the COW OF
the papas having recently calscd and the wea
Their being extremely cold, the calf was brought
/ up every night, and slept by the fire side, with
The res, Of the family. "Et pecus, {, Domnus
communis clauseral umbra;" or, as one Of our
poets expresses it, "Sheller at once FOR man s
| beast supplied
We here notice custom which is prev alcnt
throughout the greater part of Italy, and is
probably OF ancient date: the person who after
sunset, brough, The light into the room, wished
the company good evening; and the same sal
u,a,ion was returned by them all, frequently
repeating the words, "Kale hespera"
The Kastalian spring is clear, aud forms an
excellent beverage; but confess thai its waters
produced none Of those effects upon me, which
were felt by travellers Of more lively lmaeina-
lions, or more tender slomachs than myself.
| DR.. Spon, ii seems was converted into DO
ct by its draueht. while in Dr. Chandler Ca far
more credible fact,) it manifested its effects in
a stomach ache and shi>ering fit. But if sim.
| liar results were The uniform products of the
kas,aian springs. we might expect to find all
the inhabitants of kustri particularly liable to
| trigid shiverings, or poetic extacics.
The water which oozes from the rock was
in ancient times, introduced into hollow
square, where il WAS retained for the use Of
the Pythia and the oraeular Priests. Some
steps that are Cut ia the rock formed de-
sccGt TO this bath. The face and sides Of the
precipiccs, which enclose the spring have been
cut anA ilaltened; il was no doubt acciden,ly
covered in: for it Cannot well be imagined tina,