Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-08-09

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ming the hands. Opening into the
Vallc Orubrasco are the picturesque
ravines called the Ual di Tamburo,
which derives its name from the noise
produced by the Acqua di Tamburo,
which contains such large quantities of
carbonic acid gas that its escape is ac-
companied by sound resembling that
of drum. Near by is u spring which
has the property of soitening the skin
of fowls, and so rendering easy the
operation of plucking. Casamicciola
was celebrated for its manufactures of
bricks, tiles, ard pottery in general,
which were exported to Naples.
LACCO,
another village partly destroyed, was
beautifully situated in cove on the
scashorc near Casamicciola. 1t had
about two thousand population which
was chiefly employed in fishing and
making straw hats and baskets. just
outside the village were the church
and convent st. Restituta, the patron
saint of the island, whose festival, a
great event in the year, takes place on
Nav II. The body of the saint, who
suffered martyrdom in Africa by being
ncloscd alive in n case and thrown in
to the sea, was cast ashore in the little
bay of ST. Montana, beyond the present
church, where grows in the sandy soil
u flower called by the islanders the
gigtio di Santa Rcstituta from the
tradition that it sprang up on the spot
where the body of the saint was cast;
they also say il will grow nowhere
else. There were several baths at
Lacco, the principal of which was the
aqua di S. Restituta. The spring rises
near the convent. On the scashore at
Lacco the sand, which is black and
shining, is at all times so hot that a
hole made in it becomes instantly filled
with water at temperature of III de-
glecs. Near the small islet called Capt.
tcllo, off the bay OF Lacco, 1t is so hot
as to raise the thermometer TO III de-
grccs. Not far from Lacco was once
u large block of lava bearing Greek
inscription recording the construction
Of u fortified wall by the SyracuScn
caIamiSt before they were driven out
by cruptons This interesting relic
has been lost, the fishermen having II.
moved it to sink their nets during the
fishing season OF the adjoining head
land.
Another one of the island villages
which has suffered is
FORIO.
II contained nearly seven thousand
inhabitants. 1t occupied picturesque
position on the northwest coast. Il
was the residence of the larger lsChiar
proprietors, and was thriving littl,
port. 1t was three miles from
Casamicciola and two from Lacco
Near it were hot wells and ancicn
vapor baths, dating probably from tn,
time of the Greek colonists, but they
had long been out ofuSe. Mont Epomet
was conveniently ascended from ForlO
There were several mcdisval tower
at Foro, some square, others round
and IN unusual number of churches
with numerous neat private residences
showing the prosperity of the island.
ISCuIA,
also partially destroyed, was tn
capital of the island. 1t was the sea
OF n bishop, but it had never recovere,
its prosperity since the eruption il
1902. Its castle, built by Alfonso !
of Aragon, stood on Il lofty isolate,
rock of volcanic tuia and ashes. |
rose ont of the sea opposite the islan
of Viyara, and was connected with th
main land by u mole constructed ON
narrow isthmus. 1t had populatio
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