The Portland daily press., 1892-09-26
blood of ST. Januarius is supposed to

blood OF st. Januar1uS is supposed TO
take place.
Monte Nuoyo.
In 1888 this volcanic ,hill was thrown
up. At this same time Etna was very
active, but Vesuvius was perfectly
quiescent, then Vesuvius was entirely
covered with wood and bushes, as is the
case with some parts of it now. Cattle
are said at that time to have been grazing
peacefully in the same crater which to-
day sends forth such volumes of fiery
smoke and lava.
Lake Lacrinus and Lake Avernus.
Not far from Monte Nuovo on
the road to Baia separated by a little
strip of land from the sea is Lake Lacri-
nus. This strip of land used to be called
the Via Hercules since mythology has
it, that Hercules traversed it when driv-
ing the herds of Geryon across the
swamps. This and the Staying of Geryon
was the tenth labor of Hercules. 1t was
a part of this flock that Cacus the three
headed monster stole dragging them to
his cave by their tails so their tracks
would seem to proceed from the cave in
stead of entering it.
About half mile from Lake Lacri-
nus is Lake Avernus. The banks of this
lake are now bordered by blocks of lava.
1t was here that the descent of Eneas to
hell is supposed to have taken place and
the tradition long time existed that no
bird could fly over it and live on account
of it's poisonous exhalations. This ira
dition was finally expelled when the lake
was connected by canal in the time of
Augustus. Fine wharves were then
built which were not destroyed until the
upheaval of Monte Nuovo in 1888. Horace
and Virgil both speak in high terms of
this harbor. The region all about here
was familiar not only to Horace and Vir-
gil but to Homer. st. Paul also at one
time spent week at Pozzuoli, an ac-
count of which is given in the twenty
eighth chapter Of Acts.
Arrival at Rome.
The reaction on leaving Naples and
coming to Rome is entirely complete.
For the most part there is an entire con.
trast in the matter of sightseeing. To
be sure the arches and temples and pal
aces of Pompeii are almost miniature
COPY of those in the ruins near the Forum
and on the Palatine Hill but in other re-
spects there can be nothing more unlike
than the manner of spending the time in
each of these cities.
The out of door life of Naples is SO I'M
kemp, while in Rome everything is well
regulated, orderly, neat and clean. One
feels as safe walking the streets of Rome
as in Portland and almost as much at
home, for in the season the prevailing
element there is American and English,
one hearing, take it all together, more
English spoken than in any other city on
the Continent, Paris not excepted.
st. Peters.
fastening to my hotel and getting To-
Gated on the afternoon of my arrival,
prepared to go out. I had thought that
I would first visit the Coliseum, and
afterwards give casual glance at the
other Roman ruins for an Introductory
acquaintance, and then 60 to st. Peters.
But as I was passing by the office in the
hotel, just to see what he would say, |
said to the porter, "Where do people go
first when they come to Rome?' He re-
piled, For the most part to st. Peters. ="
and since he told me there was to be a
special musical service in one of the