The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-05

when the scribe left to write this ac-
count of it,"
Some of Pompcii's Jokes.
The whole story of the luxurious
reckless. constituencies daily life OF
the ancient city was found inscribed
on walls. Remarks and ISLANDERS
were scratched and carved on solid
masonry in plain Latin text. Social
scenes We're pictured in imperishablt
rooms in most of til" houses and
villas. The statues of Greek and
Egyptian dcities. tho implements, in
Strumcnts. and domestic utensils. and
the interior arrangement OF tho hous.
es--all these arc witnesses that Ian
barcr and palmer toiour eyes the &C.
tuai life Of the Pnmpeians than thai
OF II other ancient, city.
Scratched upon the wall of a nal.
acc kitchen in the street of Abundance
were the the words:
Mucous Lolius. II master. was
carried home last night. dead drunk
~Mittlont ms purse or his toga. ano
placed noiselessly in the Kitchen"
Ever the jokes were preserved, ful
in q barber shop was written plainly,
"Barber-lIow shall l remove you,
hair? "'
@uSlomcf-ln silence
Evidently this was a bright idea q,
the master barber to teach discretion
TO his young assistants.
The ~unspeakably brutal and dc.
moraliZing practice of glad;ntoria
combats dominated the life of Pom.
pen TO an appalling degree. Contest.
were held daily in three great circus.
cs. at which upward of 100. 900 per.
sons were present. \ great school
where 5000 gladiators were kept in
training. was maintained. Hundred.
OF Sladlators were slain or manned
daily.
millionaire residents of the Stree
OF undanc gave private yladiatori.
al contests in tho gardens and han.
rooms of their houses. While mel
ana women rested in the tricliniun
'the reclining oom,. after the 1ux,ri.
Gus daily public bath, they watched
deadly sladiatorial contests. We ever
lcarll the names of prominent gladia.
TORS: For instance. on the wall of q
siadiator's room is written: "Strax
Stsplrlum pucllarum," meanin.
'StraN, for whom the girls sigh" IN,
was probably a fierce barbarian from
some distant
Though these deadly contests arous.
cd most interest, the ordinary theato,
was not neglected. An inscription
written by an irritatcd plebeian on the
gallery wall tells us: Ladies 20 tt
the play to be heard rather than to
hear Plainly the tanners of tho
pompeian fashionables were exactl,
like those of some fashionable Amcri.
cans at the opera. Cock fights and
dog lights were exceedingly popular
Apparently the ancient Pompeian,
were proud of what we hould cal
depravity. Games with dice and Other
games of chance are depicted thous.
ands of times on the walls. Ever
young girls play them. We find in.
scriptions recording the existence OF
powerful unions. known as 1.-THE circle
OF Late Drinkers" The Society of the
1ndefatigable Worshipers of Venus"
and The Devotccs Of Games OF
Chance" -
The drinking cups were often on.
sraved with skeletons and feshless
heads for a reminder to jewellers of
both reclining at the bana,1et
table to make the most of the present
moment. A huge drinking bowl was
inscribed:
LAY. this is life. and tits naught but
pleasure. Throw aside all care! The
life Of mar is SO short! Bring wine
at once. and dancers and crowns OF
flowers. and women. Let us enjoy to.