The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-26

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France We dance On volcRnoes-ot-
casinnslly;-in southern Italy the in
hsbieants reside on them. No moro
exquisite, more extensive panorama
can be obtained, than from the sum-
NIT OF Mount Ecomeo. or its hermit
age of st. Nicholas. Il is fitting
Maidstone for the fresh common
grave OF Casamiociola.
Summer ia perpetual at Ischis; the
valleys are miracles of vegetation,
stimulated by the lukeWa:m character
of the subsoil. The fab IN tbs
neighborhood OF the isle are superior
to those caught in the surrounding
bay. Its Whlte wine is nectar, its
fruits smbrcsia. No wonder poets
peopled it with gods and dryades.
The name of the island has been the
subject of much contention, whether
as marina or Pltheou se The Ro-
mans considered it to be inhabited
by monkeys. Pliny is of opinion the
name is due 20 its pottery factories.
ModeTns interpret it as meaning open
fire.. The first people VINO occupied
the island we're driven away by earth
quake; later colony of Syracusesns
arrived, but haC to quit owing to
volcanic eruptions. The town of
Isch;a is about II miles from Naples,
and built Oh hasaltic rock $50 feet
high. The CT site was erected by
Alphonse OF Aragon. vino captured
the island, and compelled all the wo-
men and girls to wed his soldiers.
Besi1es its NUM- erous vegetable and
mineral productions. Ischis ia most
famous for its mineral springs. con-
taiping as they do soda, potash,
iodine, etc.. ana efficacious against
female dee lily, rheun atsm. liver
and kidney disorders. The tempera-
ture of the water is about 158 III. and
each spring is crowded like pool OF
Bethesda, from all the dwellers be-
yond Mesopotsmis. Ischia was the
seat of the exploits of Typhon, whom
Juno in q fit of jealousy created by
striking the earth with her hand. He
had 100 heads and ne breathed
flames from bis 100 mouths. His
wars frightened gods aid men. TIE
upper part OF his body was covered
with feathers, his thighs and finger
ends with coiling serpents. He was
so tall, that his head touched the
skies, and he 30 frightened the deities
when he looked in on them, that TIT y
fed to Egypt. His step-iather Ju-
piler, flung a thunder bolt at him.;
that ouly scotched; then he sliced Jr-
piter, cut of his arms and legs, and
imprisoned him in den. Mercury
and Pan came to the rescue. restored
the god his members who then pur-
sued Typhon with thunderbolts, till
he killed him. He was buried under
Mount Etna. Venus happened to be
in the vicinity of Ischia. when Ty-
pben endeavored to catch her; she
would have been captured, only her
son was yachting on the backs OF two
fishes and took his mother up beside
him. Typhon is rumored to have con.
quered Egypt, where he was held
responsible Tor excessive heats and
draughts. The red ass, peculiar to
Egypt, was his fsvorite animal. The
Egyptians offered sacrifices to Tv-
phon, but il be did not hear their
prayers, they covered him with
abuse, assaulted every red.haired
person they met, and we're only APP
psased By throwing a red ass over
precipice.
The next official take OF France Ct
course for colonization purposes, as
down on the roster, is Obock, on the
coast of Eastern Africa. The native
kings are concluded to be kindly
disposed, and ripe for liberty. equal
isy, and fraternity. as they kill Italian
but only rob French, travellers.
At the Versailles assizes two ruff
ans were condemned to death-tha
ia to be reprieYed by NJ. Grevy:-one
was man who cut up a child be hsG
. by his own daughter, and the othe
a young prisoner, who mortal.
stabbed model galer.
France Is to adapt the German
plan of q special hospital ship
painted white. to follow the feet.
An American merchant from New
Orleans arrived in Paris last week
after wash and brush up in his ho
, tel he left bis family to buy cigars
promised to be back to dinner. Fiv
days elapsed; no news, till at last b
, was discovered in the st. Anne luna
: tic asylum. in the dangerous ward
The unfortunate man could not spea
French, and had a twitch in his fac
that worked his features into a kin
OF savage, swapping. grin. He wa
> found at st. Owen, the widest out
y skirts of Paris, hailing return hearse
he was soon surrounded by smai
, boys; the more he spoke, the more b
grinned, and the more the lads yelled
especially as he shook his sticks-h
= is q cripple-st them. Il was thus
policeman found him, and conveyer
him to the asylum as dangerous. II
was only restored to the bosom of hi
family, on condition they would un
dertake to keep an eye on him.
A young lady, described as beauti
fol and Of good family, advertised
she will marry any man who vii
pay her papa's debts.
d lAsAeAFNA Mills