The New York herald., 1879-03-12
TIE LECTURE SEASON.

THE LECTURE SEASON.
REV. HENRY C. sPAULDING on RISEN PoMpEII.
The second lecture of the morning course. inaugu-
rated at Chickerng Hall. delivered there yesicr
day by the Rev. Henry G. spaudng. the subject
being "Risen Ponpcii."
Speaking of the general charac teristics of tho city.
the lecturer said:--
Pompeii seems to have been the Newport Of Rome,
the fashionable watering place where the rich patri
clans and the men of leisure to reside. 1t is
light OF modern times. We have seen how in our
own time, Newport has grown from considerable
seaport to be the fashionable watering place OF the
Atlantic coast. When think of it to-day do not
rccolect its trade; do not think OF the commerce
III rum ana moiasses that once made the town inn
portanf We see only that side OF its life which is
represented by the hotels and the avenue. and we
see but little OF the daily life of the town. So when
we look upon the ruins OF parican Pompeii and note
the surroundings of art and luxury it is hard inn
agne that this jewel box Of the antique once did
of ish, oil and Cabbage. Yet such was the fact,
before the town was Romanized by the wealthy
patricians of the Eternal City. and in the relics
which are brought before us, we see the everyday
LIE or the common people, we'll the life OF the
wealthy classes and almost all We know of the
mon life OF the people of that day due to what has
been found at Pompeii. The stately muse of Roman
history. the poets and the authors of the olden time
rounded them altogether too insignificant to be
chronicled in their works, and we thrown
back upon these relics which the volcano OF Vesuvius
locked up in fathoms Of mud and ashes until this
later time.
THE FORUM
In explanation of picture of the Forum the lec-
turer said that to-day it is only round arch
view of the Temple OF Jupiter another of the Tenn
pie OF Isis another of the Temple OF Fortune view
OF part or the Appian Way, and several baths were
presented and commented on.
Passing from the public life of the Pompciians the
OF the common people. He showed upon the screen
number of pictures copied from the walls of Pom
peii, which represented some of the trades and
pations OF the city. only the workmen chubby
geni or winged children. One was a shoe
makers shop; another showed them as
penterS at work; others showed them chill
dren ut play. view OF Pompeiian kitchen was
given, and was followed with number OF views Of
kitchen utensils, pots. kettles and pans, of metal
earthenware Several braziers for burning charcoal
were also shown upon the screen. Moulding boards
for pastry, intended to be shaped into the form of
some ANIMAL were also given. Two or three slides
showed what are called 'Forum scenes,'' where the
people were buying and selling under the colonnades
of the Forum.
The lecture closed with several slides which gave
inscriptions, and also writing tablet. These were
waxed and written on with stylus, and in this
nection the lecturer gave an account OF quantity
OF these tablets found in Pompeii in 1876, in the
house OF Lucius C@cnius Jucundus. They were
made OF small pieces Of wood, waxed and written
ON with stylus and were found to record his busi
ness transactions. They have been translated, and
the one shown on the screen q receipt from O
ladyto the banker, showing that he had done some
business Tor her and that the account was closed.
holding tablet in her hand and pressing the end of
the stylus against her lips.
TSs will be in the
ings lecture will be "Pompeiian Art"
EGYPT AND THE BEDOUINs.
large assemblage gathered at Chickering Hall
last night to listen to lecture on Egypt and
the Bedouins. delivered by General R. E. Colston,
under the auspices of the American Geographical So
ciety The lecturer said Egypt divides itself spon
taneously into three branches First ancient Egypt
her history. mythology. antiquities, temples and
pyramids Second. modern Egypt, her people, man.
ners. customs. tribunals and laws her women, har-
ems social life, festivals the army and the Khedive
Third fo in the deserts among the Bedoup tribes in
the waterless land the mirage, the people and the
ship of the desert.
General Colston said that when he explored the
Eastern desert in 1873 no rain had fallen for three
years. He then described the primitive and scrip
tpral way of carrying water-in goatskins, which
suspended from the camels' pack saddles. He
dwelt at length upon the subject of water because Of
its Importance and described the labor required
raising it from wells 200 feot deep. with nothing but
q rope and leather pouch
The next point the camel. and upon this
strange and curious animal he gave much new and
interesting information: The burden camel carries
load OF 400 pounds and travels two and half miles
an hour, never moving out of q walk. The riding
camel or dromedary. corresponds to the saddle
horse His gait IL pleasant and easy provided you
never let him walk but keep him at pace of I'VE
miles an hour. He can move at the rate of twenty
miles ali hour and even faster when racing and he
travel easily 100 miles day for several days.
In the deserts the horse would quickly perish. The
camel lives almost nothing and go five six
days without water in the heat OF summer, and his
broad soft foot enables him deep sands. He
has soinc faults. however, being stupid sullen and
but altogether, he 10 much more gentle than
| the horse.
THE BEpouINs.
| Tho next topic was the Bedouins. which led the
lecturer to speak of the much tangled subject Of
races in Africa. The Bedouins probably of purcr
Who
Christ. The principal tribes in the Eastern desert
are THE Ababdeh and Bishareens. the same
| years ago. They are nomads. and live
under tho patriarchal government of shciks.
| Their wealth is in focks and caneis. They often
suffer from scarcity which they could avoid by TAX
ing up fertile and unoccupied lands; but they love
liberty too much to dwell In fixed habitatons They
brave and warlike race, and in the habit Of
bronze to black. but their features are
straight and aquline. like the best European
| types, and their hair is not woolly. They
are above medium height and very we'll formed.
They the most abstemious of men, living almost
solely the milk OF their Aocks. The grass sup
plies them with mats for their tents; the with
saddles. tan bark and ropes. Their wants are
tremely few. They so bareheaded at all times, ar
ranging their hair as to protect themselves FROM
the suns rays.
The lecture was illustrated in its various parts by
beautiful Photographic views and portraits and by
many drawings.
"REMINISCENCES OF SLAVERY.
Professor Erastus Everett, of Ruteegs Female
College. delivered lecture before tho Lebanon Club
at its hall. of Columbia and Stanton Streets
the subject being ga Sugar Plantation OF the oldcn
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