The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-06-09

is doubtless accounted for by the haste
with which they were erected and re-
stored after the earthquake. Most of
the apartments are very small, but the
family worked and spent most of their
time IN the atty courts. Marble is rarely
TO he met with in the public or domestic
architecture Of Pompeii, the columns
being Invariably Constructed OF tuff-
Etone or brick cemented with mortar.
The brick walls and columns were then
covered with stucco, which took the
place Of marble, and afforded ample
scope for decorative painting.
Those of the public buildings of POM
pei that have been excaVated are
grouped near together. The central
point is the Forum. Here, 100 feet
above the level of the sea, stand the
ruins of this building, never finished,
but raised to half its imposing height
only to be destroyed. Six streets con-
verge here, but the Forum was protect
ed against the trespass OF riders or Of
wagons by stone pillars around the MARI
gins, and could even be entirely shut
off by gates. In the interior may still be
seen the solid bases prepared for the
statues OF Emperors and other illustrious
men. At the eastern end of the Forum
stands the so-called "Temple of Angus
tus," a building the object of which is
involved in mystery that no scholar or
antiquarian has ever been able to solve.
In front Of it are pedestals for statues,
and shops mostly occupied by money
changers. The interior consists Of a
rectangular court still unfinished when
the catastrophe took place. To the
right, as the visitor enters, are eleven
chambers simply painted red. On the
east side, opposite the entrance, rises
the principal shrine, to the left of which
is another with an altar. This was, per-
haps, employed in the celebration of
sacrifcial banquets. The gallery on the
left side is believed to have been an or
chestra. To the right, a larger apart
ment, containing stands of masonry,
with slight inclination, and furnished
with cutters below to carry off blood or
wat +, is believed to have Deen.a kitchen.
The Therm@," or public baths, sit
uated near the Forum, occupy space
inclosed by four streets. The different
apartments for hot and cold baths are
easily traced. Ia one niche at the end
contains marble basin for washing the
hands and face with cold water. An in
scription near by records that it was
erected at a cost of $3.50 sesterces, or
about 5000. Beside these baths there
is another and larger establishment
called the Stabian Therm@. 5f
One OF the notwithstanding of the
temples of Pompeii is that dedicated to
Isis. This, as the copy of the inscrip-
ton over theentrance informs us, was re-
stored after the earthquake Of SO by N.
Popidius Celsinus, boy of 6 years, at
his own expense, who in recognition of
this service was received into the rank
of decuriones. This small boy must
have been most -precocious young an
tiquarian, and with tastes differing
widely from those usually characteristic
of his species. There is o natural in
clination to fancy that there must have
been some fanatical devotee of adult
years in the case, who despoiled the
small boy of his fortune while the latter
was eating his bread and molasses, Sc
renely unconscious of what was being
zone Win his possessions. Iho proper
tions of this temple were about 90x60
feet. The court is surrounded by a
porticus, and between the columns are
several affairs. An ancient aperture
for the reception OF the remains of sac
rifices is now used as an air-shaft for
the Sarno Tunnel. When the ruin was
first excayated. statuette of Isis was
found, several bodies were discovered,
and on the fireplace were remains OF
food. One of the best preserved por-
tons of Pompeii is the "Street of
Tomb5. Here, upon each side of the
great military highway leading from
Capua to Naples, Pompeii and Rsgio,
stand number of the magnificent mon
umenta covered with Inscriptions that
the Romans were SO fond of erecting
along their great thoroughfares for the
reception of their dead. - Harper's
WeekLy.