The Nevada journal., 1852-07-31

Having wandered for three hours,
which took us about two-tllirds through
the city, we sat down upon the broken
wall of the Tribunal, in view of the
Pantheon, the Theatre, &c, &c, TO our
lunch, moistening our bread with Ia
lernian wine, distilled from Vineyards
growing over city, whose inhabitants,
eighteen centuries ago, held this be-
veragc as fit for their gods. Having
discussed our viands, We resumed and
completed our pilgrimage, passing out
Of the city at a gate which opened up
on Appian Way, that led to Rome, on
either side Of which for some distance
were tombs. i wish it were possible
to impart to friends even a faint idea
of the solemnity and impressiveness of
Pompeii. Though walking literally
among the tombs, all the aspects Of
Pompeii are cheerful. The streets
are clean, and all around you is still
ness in harmony with the scene and its
associations. You look upon smoking
| Vesuvius, down which the burning
lava ran, making for itself channels
which still remain. es @a as
Having explored Pompeii, we re-
paired to the museum, where its re-
covered treasures are deposited; and
here again, mingled amazement and
admiration, with even increased inten-
sity, ara awakened. These treasures
belonging in part to. ..Herculaneum)
fill eight spacious halls, each devoted
to classified articles. The room we
visited first, contains kitchen furniture
of every conceivable description, most
ly in bronze, and bearing strong re-
semblance to articles now in use. In
this department of domestic lifJ the
Pompeiians were not behind those of
our day. An adjoining room is devo-
ted to Etrusean vases of beautiful
form. In this room, also, are several
magnificent mosaics. Then comes a
room devoted TO glass in various colors,
and for nearly all the purposes for
which it is now. used. And yet, while
this knowledge belonged to the buried
inhabitants of Pompeii nearly two
thousand years ago, its uses and its
existence was comparatively unknown
in England y thousand years after
wards Another room is devoted to
sacriicial vases and other appendages
of heather worship, among which are
vessels for incense, idols, deitics, &c.
Then comes room devoted to
weights, measures, scales, lamps, can
delabras, ETC., etc, among which are
steelyards, with the name of Augustus
inscribed under figures of Romulus
and Remus. These articles show n
higher state of civilization in this re-
srect than existed in England during
the reign of Elizabeth, and prove that
Ithe ages that succeeded were indeed
dark ones. Two rooms are devoted
to miscellaneous articles, including
iron stocks found in front of a prison,
agricultural implements, vases, es-
sence bottles found in bath houses, a
helmet with bas-relief representing
the connagration of Troy bells of va
rious descriptions, and those for. cattle
precisely such as are used now with
fat irons similar 10 our own; letters
for stamping bread, so like type that
the art of printing ought not to have
been a comparatively modern discove-
ry; mirrors ) opera tickets, numbered
to correspond with the seats musical
instruments; dice; pins nails; locks ;
keys; bits found in the mouth of a
skeleton horse; paints, including rouge,
etc, In another room is vast collec-
ton of msmorials belonging TO the
amusements, revels, etc, OF the Pom
peiians. These indicate a very great
fondness for festivals. masqucrades,
and kindred amusements! . Among the
divinities to which they sacrificed, it is
quite evident that Bacchus and Venus
were most popular. .ersa @
"Thc Cabinets of Gems arc in a
room in which visitors, ladies cspe-
cially, linger longest, This room is
floored with mosaic taken from Pom
peii. There, carefully preserved in
glass cases, are gold necklaces, brace
lets, pins, ear and finger rings, chains,
ETC., similar to these now worn, togeth-
or with great variety of golden Or
naments. There are, also, silver cups,
plates, spoons, salvers, etc. Here too,
are loaves of bread, honey, grain, soap,
oil and wine in TASKS, and eggs, un-
broken and but slightly discoloured.
Here, too, are bits of wearing apparel,
of wool and linen, and skeins Of sew
ing silk, & sa&Ng I'd
The statuary, arranged in rooms OF
great magnitude upon the ground floor,
presents objects of profound admira-