The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-02-01
The Beautiful Island Of Ischia,
or Naples.

The island is lovely in all seasons
IN spring it is one large bed of flowers
III summer it's deep shade OF wood and
vineyard makes it fresh aud cool and
green; in autu m the changing vege
tation is spler dill in color. aud the
II oultaiLs glow under the sunset ravs
i ke masses OF eilled bronze: aud in
winter tile sun makes the sheltered
spo a warm rs our English summer
In the vim age time it is rel0leut with
The sweet Odor of the grapes, and
music / with the songs and dance
music that makes the nights rs gay as
the days are busy. Add to which Ger
lain natural phenomena, which make
it n specially interesting place for sci
fists to stu " lsch;a is classical
groun l. The Titar TyphGus was
On e bured under Monte Eppmeo, as
Ii brother Enctladus was buried un-
,e, Etna. BY their hcavin"s anil
stru !gles they caused earthquakes and
I uptions, the In of which took place
in IScIil \. ID l302-the black seam
OF lava sill living like n scar across tic
county, and just now bearing the first
beginnings OF vegetation. On the
feast of Corpus DUmiui the mountain
is lighted up with bOutirrs. as also are
PunJa Curnlcchohiodudt the mushroom +.
rock Of Lucco, and the effect is wild
;ud splendid in the extreme. The two
great f, stos Of the Misunderstanding
uC vintage time, which is Il general
holiday OF kind, or rather wolk-time .
made into 50 much fun and gayety-
are this Dt Corpus DOmiui aud that Of
TIE patron saint Of the place. Santa .
Restituta, who with some others. was .
luartyred in Africa. then foated bv .
tie winds anl wave to the small hly
over uguinss LIccO Here. where her
body lay, burst out certain healing
waters and spraug up certain fair and .
lovely lilies-Santa Rcstituta lilies
which. However. collectors nave routed .
out so greelilv that not one is left to .
show the faithful how miracles were
wrought in the days Of testimony. At .
her fiesta there used to be fving babies
scattering flowers and singing hymns
high up in the air; hut probably these
have been fJriidIenenow. as they have
leen forbidden elsewhere The peril
TO the infant scrapls may perhaps he
considered as IN IRE than the profit to
the souls of the spectators warrants
and the authorities may hold that the
fiesta is complete with the dIaped /
church and the military music, the
procession. the stalls. the dancing amt
singing aud fireworks which accompany
these holiday times every where, with~
out the addition of little children slumg
mp in the air with ropes and pullrys to
their certain death, should things 90
wrong, and their as certain nerve dis
order should everything be even per-
feet. Dancing is distinctive feature
NJ IShchia where they dance the tau
antella better tiran even in Capri.--
They have just so much costume
among them as is included in a colured
handkerchief wound in classcl kind
of way round the heads of the women.
and splendid scarlet Phrygian cap
for the men The women are more
beautiful than the more famed and
petted Caprera girls; Tut. perhaps
luckily for them, they have not SO
great reputation; and are cunse-
quently left in purel atmosphere and
less doubtful conditions In general
their morals are biameless enough. and
their habits are primitiye.--LOndoH
Queen.