The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-04-23
FoE THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
BY REV. PEYToN HARRISON.

9th. To-day we went through the Mu-
scum, and saw the vast multitude of curious
things that had been exhumed from Hercula
neum and Pompeii. 1 shall only mention a
few. There are some of the finest works in
bronze I ever saw. A full-sized horse found
at Herculsneum, and from Pompeii an eques-
trian statue of Nero, both surprising any
works Of the kind l have ever seen. In the
last mentioned the animal is full of life, and
from his attitude seems to be in actual mo-
uOn. The face and figure of the man are
no less life Ike.
From both cities there are many frescoes
in the finest style Of the art. The cOlOrs are
remarkably fresh, especially the red, which
is scarcely faded at ALL There is every va
riety of representation of animals and men,
possible and impossible. Many of these are
NEUROLOGICAL Many of them show that the
same trades were in vogue at that day as at
the present. There is a dressing-case with
paints and braids Of hair such as ladies use
1T tue present day. There are cOuntless va
rieties of jewelry in precious stones and
gold, bracelets and other ornaments. And
then in the culinary department are pots,
and pans, and skillets, and ovens, cullenders,
milk vessels and strainers, large brass ket-
ties, jars, pots and jugs of clay-in short,
every article Of hOUsewifery now in USE
Solomon's S declaration, there is nothing
new under the sun, seemed to be verified.
The frescoes were cut out of the walls bodi-
ly, and the plastering inserted in the walls
of the museum. There are many stat
ues which we're taken from these and other
excavations in other parts of Italy, which
seems to abound in antiquities. The Far
nese- Bull, found in the Therme of Caraeal.
Ia, at Rome, is a wonderful work, the whole
originally cut out of one block of marble
The bull is a large animal; two gigantic
men are holding him, one by the horns, the
other with rope; the animal is rearing up,
and underneath his feet is beautiful wO-
man; in the rear is another female figure,
implOring the mercy of the men who have
the FRS. mentioned woman bound with a
cord to the horns of the bull, bent on her
destruction, to revenge an insult offered to
their mother The whole is neurological,
and would not be worth mentioning except
as a wonderful work Of ancient art.
In the museum is large basin of pOr-
phry, ten feet in diameter. This was ex-
humed somewhere in Italy.
March 1st-Af,er two days rain the sun
rose bright and clear, and we were off for
POmpeii. A beautiful drive through gar
dens, with the broad csmpagns on one side,
and the bay on the other; an hours travel
on the railroad brought US right to Pompeii.
The excavations are all uncovered, and for
nearly two hours We traversed its well-paved
streets. There are stores for the sale Of
wine, and ale, aud milk, and curious articles
of merchandise. A large public bath-hOuse
with circular pool baths, dressing-rOOm tol
ladies, surrounded with alto-rehevOs of men,
very much in dishabille, and place for cos
metics; the dressing-ease above mentioned
having been removed to the museum. There
are still some frescOes on the walls which
have not been removed.
Of public buildings, there are temples o.
Venus and Isis, with altars for sacrifice, anC
q seat at the end of each for the goddess
the statues which occupied these seats We
saw in the museum. A tribunal of justice
with a raised platform at one end, where the
Judges sat; at the other end bar and {
place for the prisoner. In the rear of this
last is a Jail for the prisoners under trial
and underneath the tribunal is prison fol
the closer confinement Of prisoners aftel
conviction. The whole room is paved witt
marble. The great Forum, upwards of 56j
feet in length, is paved with white marble
which remains just as 1t was, except that /
has been cleaned. At the sides are colonade
supported BY marble columns; at one end i
the rostrum. The senate chamber opens in