, 1874-04-11

shoemaker, tailor, carpenter, and blacksmith
tools, and, indeed, implements Of almost every
present mechanical occupation. Taken alto.
gether, the collection WAS surprising revelation
to me, al it has been to others, B,-ehowing thin.
the ancenta had invented and perfected ten
Thousand implements and articles Of common
Life which We still use With little improvement
thereon, and without giving them credit there
for.
Returning to Pompeii for another glance be-
fote we took our departure, noticed over the
shop-doors signs in large and ornamental letters,
painted on the walls. naming tho business car
ried on Stone hitehing-posts for horses were
in front Of many Of them On soulo OF the most
frequented streets. tho hard travestine rock
pavements wero deeply worn into ruts by the
ca-t-wheels, and the sidewalks also *ere much
worn BY tho tread Of human feet. The st1ir-
waye OF public buildings exhibited the Same ef-
foct Of friction.
ELECT1oxrEnrSo ADVERTISEMENTS
were frequently met With on walls of honaes,
painted in rcd letters, calling on the citizens to
vote for this or that person for some of1ico,-
generally Aldermen, Justices. Sheriff, or Treas
uror,-perhaps because thoy paid best, although
no salaries were attached to the frat named.
Ono inscription runs: - The Scribe 1ssus re-
quests you to support III. c. Vatia 81 EdilI. He
is worthy and we'll quail fiod." Another translat-
ed, reads: Phillipus beseeches Of you to ere
ate n. Hhlconius a Decemvlr Of JuBtice,"-Po
lice Magistrate, such IS 4" Chief-Justice" Ban
yon used to be- Many OF the recommendations
proceed from trade-guilds. or unions which
seem to have been numerous in Pompeii.
Some OF tho Inscriptions on the walls were
1ampoons Of rival candidates, with caricaturcs OF
thei1 faces or any personal popularity. In the
vestibule OF the High School the following in
scription is scratched on the smooth stucco OF
the yellow wall: ''Otiosis hic locus non est i:
disctde nouator "-'' This is no place for idlers
Another inscription is still SHARPER; it reads:
'du: disce, dut discede dut raenset suo tertia
ctedi !" which, freely translated, signifies fol-
Iowa: "Study, or leave. or take oonfoundcd
good licking" Both inscriptions are evidently
Che work OF schoolboys. Loro-sentiments and
dittias aro scratched on the walls. One Of them
reads, in translation, Methe, the slave Of Cor
mint, loves Chrestus with all her heart. May
tho Pompeiian Venus 1.-THE tutelary goddess OF
tho city] be propitious to both, and may they be
In entering the vestioulo OF the House Of
tho Tragic Poet the first object which greets the
eve ia that OF large. fierce dog preparing to
spring at tho intruder. Look again at the
alarming canine, and you SEQ that it is but de-
xee wrought in ,o,; mosao On the pavemsnt With
ware Of the dog"). Some Of the finest fresco-
painting found in Pompeii, is in this building.
But most OF its treasures have been moved to
tho Naples Museum.
OF course v1stod the
VILLA OF u1oMEDE,
and found it to correspond in appearance very
closely with the descriptions contained in the
Lust Days OF Pompeii,7 by Bulwer. Around
two sides OF the building weEe tho w1ne-vaults;
and in one OF the angles mere found eighteen
skeletons OF persons who had sought refuge
there. but were su1focated by the ashes and mud
which drifted in on them; aud On the wall and
floor can still be traced the shadow-looking
outline of their figures where they
were e1humed, golden necklace was found en-
circling the throat Of one Of the skeletons, with
tho name Of the owner engraved thereon:
Julia de DioUaetae, gold earrings and gold b-ace-
let's were found on the remains; snd tylng
beside others were pusses containing gold coins.
bltion under glass cases in building in
Pompeii. Some died With their hands over their
mouths, trying to Keep out tho ashes. One male
figure was found in = street near the stabl@
gate, lying prone On his face. with . large key
in ono hand aud 3 quantity Of gold coins in the
other. Searching for his money he had tarried
too long, and was csueht m the tempest. In
some casos tho victims appear 10 have sought q
vaulked chamber, and lying On their sides, With
their heads resting on their arms, awaited their
features Of othor skeletons Bat shall not
longer dwell on this part Of the subject. It is
uERoULANEuM
can be best seen in the Royal Museum in Naples,
in the articles cxtrac,ed from tbs excavations.
it also Was overwhelmed By torrents Of volcanic
which filed al tho buildings to the
roofs, and which hardened, as it dried, into
coarse tufa-stone. In subsequent eruptons,
up to the depth of 90 to LIZ feet. Honce it is
exceedingly difficult to make excavations, Us the
lepth il great, aud the substance iB hard to c1,t
through What is dooo is to work as in i coal-
mine, and tho material taken out OF ono room or
house is thrown into the last one that has been
ira+a ef hahn hctat Tad tn -
and earted away. Thero is nothing to SOC
By going down into tho shafts. Two
;owns aro built over the ancient
site, and great care must be taken
over the e1cavated places. Very many beautiful
pieces OF marble statuary and works IN bronze
aaye been discovered, besides other objects OF
interest. But they are repetition. in form, de-
s:gn, and material, OF the things found in Pom
oeii.
city as large as Hcrculaneum4 WAS also de-
,troyed by the great eruption, but was not COW
,red more than half as deep rs PompcH, as it lay
| OF 5 miles further away from the volcano, on
he shore Of the bay. Excavations we're made
1pon the site OF tue ancient city 100 ycars ago,
md many fragments Of sculpture, sono Alogble
>ooks aud paintings, aud few skeletons, to-
,ether with quantity OF domestic utensls, were
ouud But the inhabitants had evidently re-
urned after the destruction Of the place, and e1-
1l0Ted and carried away mo5s OF tue Faiuaplee.
t was here the Elder Pliny perishod during tho
eruption. Having been unable to land nearer
oompeii to rescue his friends there, he came
Ishore at StabiR, and won't to the villa OF .
riend, but WAS unable to remain account Of
he tremendous showers Of stones, mud. and
ain which delugod the town; and, while on
leayorng to escape back to his galley, was suffo-
ated by the noxous fumes that filed the air.
The considerable modern town OF Castenemare
overs the sits OF the ancient city, and it is one
II the prettiest and most picturesque spots for
town on the shores Of the Bay Of Naples.
Right behind it, to the northward, towers up
llount dAuro, 1000 feet high, with its slopes,
avines, and dells, covered with orange, lemon, |
ig, mud olive trees, while the crest is covered
Nth snow and enyeloped in rolling clouds, and
n the foreground is the bright Bay OF Naples.
But = still more beautiful spot, which did not
scape tho fiery shower on that memorable
10y, is
SORRENTO,
ituated nearly at the extremity Of the promon- |
ory which forms the left arm that cncircles tho
ovely bay. It il noted for its enchanting site and
cenery; its balmy winter aud breezy summer
Innate; its excellent hotels; as the place
fhere Tasso was born,-the house being still
'erfect; and it WAS here the Duke Of Edinburgh. !
ast winter, wooed and won the great Cars |
ovely, blue-eyed daughte1,-going about tho |
BUSINESS just like any other young follow
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