Connecticut western news., 1910-08-11
What Pompeii Reveals---Interesting Sights for the Tourists---Peculiari- ties of Streets---What We Found in the Ressurrected City.
BY GEORGE E. WILBUR.

doors, one Of which leads into a very pretty garden, which has been recently planted anew and provided with statues and two marble fountains, in order to give a clear idea of what was Pompe- ian house and garden in ancient times. The left door leads to a small bedroom, on the left wall of which one sees the boy Hercules killing serpents in the presence of Amphitryon and Alemene. and numerous others. .. ...
 The room on the right contains three pictures Dodalus showing a COW to Pasiphae; Ixion, tied by Vulcan to the wheel of chariot and Bacchsns and Anadue. On entering. another room, one sees Hercules uncovering bacohant, and Ulysses recognizing Achilles and leading him to the war with Troy. The most interesting part of the house is the large hall opening on the right side of the psristyle, and before which one ad mires two pretty bronze statues. This hall is decorated with the finest paint ings representing cupids employed in many different trades, such aS throwing stones at a target, weaving and selling garlands, manufacturing and selling oil, chariot races, goldsmiths, fullers, the festival of the millers and bakers, vim tage and vins-prsssing, cupids selling wine, and Psyche gathering flowers. Nearly all of these paintings are in a marvellous state of preservation.
 Leaving here, we went to the Temple of Fortune. At the end is niche with an altar before it. The sanctuary was fanked by two statues which were found fallen on the pavement. In the middle of the staircase stands an altar for pub lic sacrifices, with some remains of iron bars that made part of railing. We then went to the public baths, first an tering spacious court which was used for different exsrcisss-for instance, put ting the shot; a circular stone of about 10 or 12 pounds was used in the exercise. Adjoining this. to the right. is the mems bath off a vestibule to the left was the cold bath, 8 circular building with four reoesses and an opening in the dome. in front of the dressing room, with recesses for the clothes. is another entrance from the street.
 Both here and in the vsstibuls the ceilings are adorned with fine reliefs in stuoco. Farther to the left is the tepid room, with plunge bath usually in such rooms, and the hot room, both heated by means of double walls and floors. In the court opposite the entrance is mar ble erma representing Mercury. To the right of the exercise room is an above used for resting. We next went to the Civil Forum on the north side stands, detached, the Temple of Jupiter; the the other sides are enclosed by colon- made. The open space in the center, 515 feet in length and l07 feet in breadth, was paved with large slabs and embel- lished with numerous honorary statues. There are twenty two bases for the lat. ter, five of which still bear inscriptions. The Forum was protected against the trsspass of riders or wagons by stone pill lars at the ends of the streets oonverg- ing here, and could even be entirely shut off by gates. A large well is found in the southeast corner of the Forum.
 Next we came to the Pompeian Mu- scum. Here one observes a great many sxoavated objects, showing the material, condition, and the domestic utensils of the ancient Pompeians. There are three rooms. each containing many interest ing objects, though none of artistic value. In the first room are casts and models of doors, windows, shop shutters and other objects in wood. In the second room on the right is a painting representing Mar cisaus looking at himself in fountain. The walls of this room are covered with presses, and there are six cases in the middle. which contain the models of some men. Ia the presses are amphorae of various forms, tubes, shells, bottles, cups, small altars, lamps, pots, vases, money boxes, plates, masks for fount- aims, tiles, watsrspouts, and other ob- J6GbM HI I0IE6 ODbbh lh bhS pASSS5s III the third room are shells, human skulls, pieces of bread, oarbonized fruit, lamps, locks, nails, bolts, small bells, various eatables, etc. There are also the skele- tons of horses. dogs, and cats.
 We next visited the Triangular Fo- rum, so called from its triangular form. To the rear of this is the ancient Tenn pie of Hercules. Then we came to the two theatres. They are semi-circular, the space for the spectators consisting of three ranks. the first containing four tiers for the chairs for the persons of rank; the second, twenty and the third four. Corridors and staireases lead to the different parts of the buildings, Be-