The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-04-08

up out of the water very close to the
ship. We saw great many fishing
boats just out of the harbor of Glib
ralter and some of the old sail boats
with their triangular sails which are
many on the Mediterranean and are
the same as were used in Bible times.
AS we passed the pillars Of Hercules
we could see the mountains of Spain
and those of Morocco, Africa, at the
the same time-a wonderfully beau
tiful sight.
We arrived in the harbor of Naples
that beautiful day with which none
other can compare $50 sayeth those
who are supposed to know on the
evening of September IS. The next
morning we landed about nine o'clock
From about six in the morning our
ship had been surrounded by vendors
boats, boats of serenaders and dane
ing girls-all after the almighty Amer
lean CENT. When we reached the
dock sordid scene awaited us. There
we saw our first Italian beggar. HALF
! dressed, twisted, contorted, blind, lame
dirty, miserable, pitiful, weeping, ear
less, noseless wretches. In fact we
have seen most every kind of 1ess"
beggars but head-less. Both women
and children were there. We had
been warned not to heed them so
passed them by quickly.
We. went directly to the Customs
House where we stayed from 1880
until after 3. During that time one
suit case, one mandolin case and two
trunks were all that were opened.
None of these were mine and they did
not even ask me "No tobac, no segar-
ette, no sugah, no salt, no cafe, no
tay. no coca?" These are the taxable
things at present that one could car
ry in trunk or bag. Italians COM
ing back to Italy to live are given a
thorough searching, but, we being on
ly travellers were let off easily.
While spending those delightful
hours there waiting I>spied calmly
sitting on his trunk awaiting his turn,
DR.. Wagar of Oberlin, professor
who is going to spend the winter, af-
ter little travel, in Palermo, Italy.
After leaving the Customs House
we went to the Hotel de Londres in a
taxi. Taxis in Naples are carriages
mostly one horse, slightly crowded
for three. The front wheels are about
| 2 feet high and the back ones about 4
feet. The fare for three persons and
five suitcases was S lire-distance
! about three-quarters of mile-not
quite Is cents according to tSe pres.
ent rate of exchange. One can ex.
change $1,000 for 22S lire; one-hali
cent mails letter to the United States
Taxi fares advanced 100 per cent. last
| spring. What were they before?
i Our hotel prices were % lire pei
/ day-room, supper, breakfast and II
| per cent. for tips, which goes on all
bills in Europe. The way these peo.
pie bow over tip of 20 centimes Il
cent? makes it worth while to give
one. The servile bowling of the ser.
wants is amusing. One of our fellows
gave porter 4 lire go cents) to car.
| ry his suitcases up S flights of stairs
| This proved to be over a days wage
4 for the man.
II At dinner at this hotel, we saw
some Italian men and women eating
spaghetti in true Italian fashion. We
had some funny things for dinner
which none of us could name. Rount
things like suckers on them. Aftel
we had had them for two or thrt
days we found out that they were oc
tupuses (or Octupi), the young one.
of those horrible creatures which
mythically suck down human prey
We saw great many of them in tho
harbor.
| A guide had showed us where the
city park was, so that evening few ol
us hied US forth to the Villa Nazionaie
or the La Villa 1t lies between two
| board streets one of which is a regular
boulevard that runs along the sea. The
park must be about three-quarters oil
mile long and good block wide