The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-02
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An lsland Ia the Mediterranean Famed In
song and story.

An lslAnsl IA the Mediterranean Famed In
song and story.
In order 20 SEQ Capri 60 the beat nd
vantage the traveller should mako the
tour of the island In rowboat This
takes about three hours, and the
rugged formation OF the rocks, their
variegated colors. the deep blue, or
light-Ei'eenish blue, OF the water. and
the wonderfully beautiful grottoes,
with their mysterious sounds. make
these few hours seem like time spent
in fniryland. The Blue Grotto has be-
come celebrated the world over, and II
owes its exceptional beauty TO the fact
that through the present small en-
trance yery little light can enter. but
the sums rays passing through the In
digo-hlue water are refracted; the blue
water absorbs the red and yellow rays
and gives 20 the cave It's wonderful
blue aspect The island Of Capri is
composed of limestone, and these
caves are formed by the chemical nc
tion OF carbonie acid In the atmos-
phet-e, carried In the water. upon the
easbOnates OF limo and magnesia, II
there be iissure in tho strata through
which tho aciditied water may make
Ia descent. In the course OF time the
iissure Is worn larger. and tho water
dissolves md bears away with 1t the
stratum through which IL passes. The
action OF the scawater. through the
beating OF the waves. assists tho rain
water in enlarging the cave.
The Inhabitants OF Capri retain
many OF the peeuliarities of their
their beauty Tho women are cells
erated for thesr clear-eut features.
healthy. olive complications, their
dark. laughing eyes and their
iine straight forms, which the
carrying OF burdens on the head
tends 10 increase. Most OF the
men are away from the island nearly
the whole OF the year at sea, either
coral tlshing or employed in the coast
ing trade, and for this reason almos:
MI iabor is done by women. The Cap
siote of to-day ia ~ avaricious IA his
celebrated ancestor OF the Grecian isles.
and in making a bargain with him II 6
necessary TO s1innlate every thing be-
fore hand; even then he will find soma
excuse to increase the sum agreed upon
when the time for payment comes.
Quite a number OF Englishmen o.
good families. among them q Lord,
have married Csprl girls, owing. nc
doubt, 10 their beauty and winning
| smiles. and have settled down TO q
dolce far niente" existence on this lit
/ tie island In the tideless summer sea
| RI IS pleasant to see the strong. healthy
looking, handsome girls toiling up the
rocky paths with burdens on theis
heads. but laughing and chatting with
Infectious vivacity and casting be
witching glance at the tourist, who
has come from crowded cities, where
civilization makes its iron rule felt and
cramps or develops our faculties and
sensations as it ohocsses. We can NOT
help feeling that after all, we. who
are born 10 highly civilized life, have
not al the good taings in this world
rs we look back on the struggle for
| gain or honor among the educated.
whose faces are marked with the line.
OF care and thought. and compare ths
| picture of selfish life in the modern
| gain-getting countries with tho happy
"sans souci" existence OF all those wht
have eaten the lotos and dwell on thi.
.bright gem of the sea L"-kdrl IA
roly. "a San Francisco ChrortcIe.