Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-24

WEN IN
RT IS thought by some that Paula
| defective eyesight may have pref
| vented his appreciating natural
| scenery. However that may have
been. It seems impossible that he
should not have been impressed by
the splendid views that anyone sail
ing up the coast Of Sicily through the
Straits Of Messina and along the south
Italian shore enjoys, says Rev. DR..
Francis e. Clark in his series, In the
Footsteps of st. Paul." in the Christian
Herald. He would have seen at first
smiling, uncovered hills; and before
he had gone far, glorious Etna, snow
capped Cor much of the year.
An ever-changing panorama delights
the eye until we come to Reggie, the
ancient Rhegium. Alas, . pitiful sight
there greets the traveller today. Mes
sina on one side Of the narrow strait
and Reggie on the other were both
wrecked almost beyond recognition BY
the disastrous earthquake of 1908. On
the Messina shore one sees great rows
of little wooden houses scarcely larger
than henhouses. These are the port
able bungalows which were transport
ed from America, ready-made, to re-
lieve the sufferings Of the houseless
and homeless people. They are still
occupied, for little has been done to
build up the ruined cities.
The authorized version Of the thir-
teenth verse Of the twenty-eigi1th chap
ter of Acts says In describing st.
Paul's journey after leaving Syracuse.
and from thence we fetched . com
pass and came to Rhegium." An anus
ing story IL told Of an infidel who de-
clared, misquoting Luke's words. that
now he had proved the Bible to be .
lie. since I'm the book of Acts Il was
said that they fetched . compass
aboard Paul's. ship. and everybody
knew that this was long before the
compass was invented" The revised
Version has taken the wind out of the
inaccurate in1idel's sails, to speak nau-
tically. by translating the passage In
more modern phrase: "And from
thence We made . circuit, and arrived
at Rhegium-" Here st. Paul's ship evi-
IDENTITY waited for one day, perhaps to
discharge some cargo. or possibly wait
ing for . fair wind, which soon blew,
for We are told that after one day q
south wind sprang mp. and on the sec-
ond day We came to Puteoli," 1S1
miles to the north Of Rhegium.
Between ScyIla and chasyhdls.
Shortly after leaving Reggie We
pass between Scylla and Charybdis,
the tabled monsters Of antiquity, the
rock and the whirlpool. which have
been robbed Of al their terrorD since
steam navigation came to bless the
world. and to make the travellers bur
dens and dangers light. Soon after.
the active volcanic mountain Of Strom-
boh. on one Of the Lipari islands, II
seen, and al the way along the glori-
Gus South Italian shore reveals itself;
splendid mountains rear their heads
In the near distance. their sides clothed
with vineyards and olive and orange
orchards 1ar up their slopes.
Az We approach the Bay Of Naples
the scenery becones constantly moro
enhancing. We see the promontory
Of Sorrento across the Bay Of Saler- |
NO, and soon Capri with its blue grot-
to comes In sight on the LEFT. and TOW.
ering vesuvius with it, constant |
plume Of smoke ON the right
Sailing across the Bay Of Naples,
past the spot where the notable city |
Of the present day 70 situated, . place |
which was then comparatively insig- |
nincant our travellers came TO Pute- |
oil. or Posxuoli. - II u now called. ct
present . decadent suburb Of Naples.
This miserable and dirty town Of |
some 10000 inhabitanss. - II now b.
ID connected By trolley and steam ran
way with Naples. and II often visited |
By the modern tourist who wishes
to zee the remains Of the ancient tenn
pies and amphitheater and the mighty |
mole, which still tell Of the ancient |
slories Of Puteoli
Nearby, too, n the volcanic Held |
Of SolfAtara, not . mountain, but .
nat plain. the crater Of . low volcano.
into which one can thrust his cane IN /
many places and find smoke and sui
phurous vapor issuing from the hole -
he withdraws Il. Probably there ere |
few more dreary or disreputable places
In italy than this modern suburb Of
Naples. Il has not the ragged pic
tureoqueness which somewhat redeoms
the worst slums Of NstHles, but 10 .
sQualid. unwholesome Town Of the
worst tyne.
wee Noted Rema Resort.
Il II diMcult 10 reali1 that II once
might have been calldl the Liver.
pool Of Italy," that herr. was the Lu-
crime lake. which supplied the pam
pered Romans WITH their famous ~.
stsrs. and that ~ whole bay va
lronIne . shirt 1
A great many housekeepers do mot
know how to handle . shirt while
ironing It. This way u simple and u
the directions are followed the shirt