Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-27
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they were generally built for palaces,
and later converted into hotels. The
walls are several feet thick, partitions
and all Plumbing had to be put in,
and consequently halls, rooms and all
have pipes exposed running in every
direction, same with electric VIKINGS,
and steam or furnace heating. Because
the old palace had no such conven-
fences. However, at Pompeii we OBJ
served many old houses had lead pipe
plumbing, and the joints were wiped"
exactly as the work is done today.
There are new buildings being uncov-
cred all the time at Pompeii and it is
very interesting. We made two visits
there. Herculaneum is not eXcavated
so extensively. But the City of Resina,
which is built on the lava and ashes
covering Herculaneum, | read the
other day, has raised funds to exca-
vate with and will begin work at once.
We have seen hundreds of-apparent-
lly-ladies smoking their cigarettes aft
er dinner. Italy is not as well dressed as
our people, although apparel is so per
cent cheaper. The poorer classes here
never seem to have anything new, a
pair of trousers that originally cost 81
mass of patches, the shape being re-
tanned by reason of patches being re-
quired at different periods of the trous-
ers' history. This may sound eXagger-
ated, but when you consider wages Of
masons, carpenters, etc, are only SOC
to soc a day, and practically no build
ing going on, and street car conductors
only get COO day. The laborer with
hA oot hnI
of a dollar?
1t is marvellous the riches of the no
Ibility and the amount of money eX-
pended in the palaces and the great
churches of both Naples and Rome.
Every church has its relics usually
part or the whole of some saints
body. In addition they generally treas
ure one or several works of art, either
. paintings or marble statues or mosaic.
These interest the tourists, and the
churches of Rome are today practi-
; cally museums. The tourists ramble
, through them at leisure, guide books
in hand Baedeker describes each relic
of note in most of the APO churches.
The monks or custodians expect q
franc or a few pennies at least for
, every door or gate they open for you.
, There seldom ever appear to be many
Worshippers in the churches, al
though we have spent several weeks
, here. Several churches claim parts OF
st. Peters body, and it is said there is
enough old wood exhibited here as the
5 true cross" to build a dozen of them.
. Perhaps the most celebrated church is
5 st. Croce; the earth under
: the altar was brought from Jeru-
. salem and on the altar there is gold
. cross three feet high with a glass front
( containing piece of wood and a nail
: both from the true cross" and also
$ finger of st. Anestacius, who was
pope in year 49S. The finger looked
r as fresh as ever 1t has certainly kept
[ well. Under the altar was head
S with mustache, protruding from a sur
;. plice. the face looked very fresh as
+ well as the surplice, although it was
r also of a saint who lived 1900 years
I Iago. A dozen tourists and two natives
n of rather common appearance were
2 then asked to buy beads, which the
l. priest had on the altar. No one bought
!. any, but the natives handed him peck
s eft pieces, which he rubbed on the
l. glass over the relics, and blessed and
l. returned to them. They then paid
|. him, and the priest hurried to the
S door so each person had to pass him
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