The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-05-03
Vol. 8. NO. 4O---WhoIe NO. GAS.

illness. How times resemble one another in spite
of the space that separates them.
Above thirty streets OF Pompeii are now res,or-
cd to hght it is third part of the town. The
walls formed its ancient enclosure have been re-
cognize]j magnificent amphtheatre, theatre,
forum, the temple Isis, that of Venus, and num-
Der of other buildings have been cleared, Tho
secret stairs by which the priests Of those times
silly crept to prompt the oracles have been detec.
ted. On beholding SO many monuments which
display in so lively manner the importance of
public and the independence Of private life among
the Romans, it is impossible 10 resist feeling Of
sadness and melancholy. Behold along that fall
of earth, the vestige of the breast of woman who
was buried alive, and stinfened by death-behod
the stones of that WELL worn by the rubbing Of the
ropes-examine that guard house, covered with
caricatures Of soldiersone might suppose that tho
Roman people still existed, and that we were but
strangers in one of their towns. Who knows
what future discoveries may be made IN those
august ruins! Murat employed upon them 1000
men every year. Only 60 men and 900 lbs are
now employed upon them. The excavations pro-
coed, in consequence, with dismal slowness, how
ever great may be the interest which his Scilian
Majesty takes in their success. 1t is not to Rome
devastated and ds6gured Rome, that one must go
TO study the Romans-it is to Pompeii, Pompeii
as regards antiques, is worth all italy together,
TREADINe THE WINE PREss~-A letter from
John Tappan of Boston who has recently travelled
in Europe, gives the following description of the
method OF treading grapes. Fasdous wine drink
ers will not fancy tho fact.
eve passed through the finest wine countries inEu
rope, in vintage tlne having witnessed the tread.
ing out of the grapes, it may interest you to know
the process. On an appointed day, all the inhabi
ants assemble early in the morning and with carts,
containing the baskets, tubs and casks, proceeded
10 gather all their grapes, sound and in every stage
OF decay, in large tubs, resembling in size and
cleanliness the tubs in which hogs scalded and
dressed in America. When the tubs are sufficient
ly filled with grapes, spiders, spiders webs, and
HES, lad jumps into it, and drawing up his pania
looms 10 his middle, commences sometimes with
his bare feetand at others with barnyard shoes on
to jump upon the grapes and force the juice thro'
The holes in the centre Of the tub into large tun-
mel which is inserted in a cask. When the cask is
filled, II ia rolled away and carted to the village
from whence il goes TO the wine merchant, and ia
manu- ihctured, which means adulteraed, and sent
10 market" Nothing can be more filthy and mans
eating :han the dirty slovenly way il is made, un
ess it may be the water back of Albany Of which
Mr. Delavan proved they made strong beer. Could
wine drinkers, who much extoll the cockroach
flavor oftheir wine in country, once realize
that it probably is the spider flavor, they would
loahe what they call The pure juice of tho grape.
II Is a fact well known, that no pure wine is expor
ted from wine countries.