. Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. ostume of the menis the same as in Rome, and the women wear theblack or white veils upon their heads, like those ofthe north of Italy. The town contains, besideswhat I have mentioned, two convents for womenand four for men. The mallow here is cultivatedas a shrub, and is so useful that Avolta said, wereit less common, it would be sold for its weight ingold. The olive is very extensively cultivated, butdoes not thrive, and is only reckoned to yield a fullcrop one year in three. Corneto, besides beingthe head-quarters from which to visit the surround
. Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. ostume of the menis the same as in Rome, and the women wear theblack or white veils upon their heads, like those ofthe north of Italy. The town contains, besideswhat I have mentioned, two convents for womenand four for men. The mallow here is cultivatedas a shrub, and is so useful that Avolta said, wereit less common, it would be sold for its weight ingold. The olive is very extensively cultivated, butdoes not thrive, and is only reckoned to yield a fullcrop one year in three. Corneto, besides beingthe head-quarters from which to visit the surround-ing country, will well repay a stay of three daysfor itself. Unfortunately, the roads from it to Tus-cania, Vulci, Castel dAsso, and the other ancientruins, are nearly impassable for carriages, and theonly accommodation at present to be had for thosewho do not ride, is one four-seated open carriagewhich will not take more than three people, forthe driver occupies one place ; and as this carriagehas no springs, those who attempt it must make. TARQUINIA. 259 up their minds to be shaken to pieces. All this,however, a few years will surely remedy, and I sayto my reader again and again, go and help forwardthe reformation. The Cornetans are very proudof their country, and very fond of their municipalform of government; but they are at present smart-ing under the idea that they are neglected, or atany rate not favoured by the Holy See, and thattheir former fidelity is no longer estimated, andtheir long and faithful services are beginning tobe forgotten. Perhaps Tarquinia, though she canrise no more, may help to replace the crown ofthe maremma upon the head of Corneto; may bethe nurse of her restored fortunes, and the motherof her future prosperity. The site of Tarquinia is now called Turchina, thename which it probably always bore in the mouthsof the peasantry, and the necropolis is called Monte-rozzi, or the rough mounts, from the rough way inwhich it has been destroyed. Since this
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