Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-27

The earth is really white clay, or rather
sand, and is used for stucco. There are
small holes all over the place, and from
these the hot suiphuric gases, which made
us feel so uncomfortable, arise.
The guide dropped a lighted match
down one of these holes just as he did in
the Roman baths, but there being more
small craters it was more interesting here
to watch the effect it made. A medium
sized crater way up the hill began to
smoke. The guide said the heat formed
five gases, sulphuric, carbolic, arsenic,
ammoniac and aluminie, and the smoke
we saw were these five gases.
About the only plants growing on this
field of white clay are small green bushes
with beautiful white fragrant flowers
growing upon them and plant said to be
good for malaria. This extinct volcano
is visited good deal by people with lung
trouble.
The amphitheatre at Pozzuoi was in
teresting on account OF the we'll preserved
subterranean tunnels, where the wild
beasts were kept, and OF the chapel OF St.
Januarius Chat is his name in German; ;
| don't know what it is in English).
An inscription in this chapel indicates
that in this arena the saint, with his
companions, was thrown in vain into
the wild beasts den by order OF the
Roman emperor Diocletian.
1t was also here where the celebrated
fencing combats under Nero took place in
honor of Tiridates, king of Armania,
when Nero himself took part. By means
OF aqueducts the arena could be flooded
for naval combats.
We drove on to Baja near Cape Mseno,
stopping on the way for lunch near Lake
Averno where the heat hen believed the
entrance to the lower regions to be, the
situation being so extremely solitary.
The next day, March A, there was re-
view OF the troops, so we had the oppor-
tunity Of seeing the prince and princess
OF Naples. The prince rode on horseback,
and wore a helmet with a golden eagle
and white p+umes. He has a rat her large,
reddish mustache, and is blond like his
mother. The princess rode in a carriage
with lady and two gentlemen. She is
extremely pretty-lovely dark eyes and a
clear, olive complexion. She bowed and
smiled pleasantly to the people who
cheered as she rode past.
The national museum of Naples is very
interesting on account Of the famous
statues, bronzes, mosaics and wall paint
ings which were found in Pompei, Her
culaneum, Stabiae and in the ruins at
Rome. The famous group of the "Farnese
Bull" and the "Farnese Hercules" which
are here were found in the baths of Cara
Gala at Rome.
| Among the celebrated bronzes we saw
are the Listening Narcissus ~, the
Dancing Satyr", and "Resting Mer
curry" The mosaic OF the battle of
Alexander (Which is almost the only
historical representation of antiquity
that exists) is the most famous mosaic
found in Pompei. The Twelve Hours
paintings, found also in Pompei, are in
very bad preservation. The copies give you
a much better idea of them than the
originals.
The best treat l had in Naples was the
you could have been there. l guess he
nearly beats Joachim or Saraste. He is
considered the best violinist in he world
isn't he?
Perhaps you would rather l had written
less and written 1t better, but
hope it will interest you just the
same. You have heard now about Turin,
the Pope, our excursion up Vesuvus to
Pompei, and about Naples and Capri
Now there still remain Genoa, Pisa, Rome,
Florence, Venice, Verona and Milan. 1t
won't be long before you hear what we
| did and saw in those cities.
| 1t seems as if we were really on our
home journey, now our Italy trip is fin
ished. Tomorrow we start for Basel and
then we go down the Rhine. We stop
also at Como and Lugano as they are on
| our way. HARRIET ROLLINS.