The world: historical and actual . ration of the ancientclassics, and a bril-liant essayist observes T heir enthusiasm im-parted an impetus toresearch, and a uni-versal interest inmanuscript and an-tiquities sprang weresearched, and monks were bribed, when no betterway availed, to give up their treasures. Pilgrimstraveled to Byzantium in search of MSS. as in earlierdays they had of relics in the Holy land. No lessearnest was the work of collecting and revising theMSS. thus obtained. No effort was spared toar-rive at the original meaning of an author, andyears were sometimes spen
The world: historical and actual . ration of the ancientclassics, and a bril-liant essayist observes T heir enthusiasm im-parted an impetus toresearch, and a uni-versal interest inmanuscript and an-tiquities sprang weresearched, and monks were bribed, when no betterway availed, to give up their treasures. Pilgrimstraveled to Byzantium in search of MSS. as in earlierdays they had of relics in the Holy land. No lessearnest was the work of collecting and revising theMSS. thus obtained. No effort was spared toar-rive at the original meaning of an author, andyears were sometimes spent upon a single work. It was most appropriate, certainly, that Italy, theheir of Kome, should thus reclaim and perpetuatethe treasures of classic literature. Italy has been called a paradox, and from onepoint of view such it certainly is. With a viciousand deplorable financial system it enjoys industrialprosperity. The aggregate of industries rose 10 during the last decade, and the average per capi-ta 10 per cent. Exports. THE MODERN CAPITOL AT KOME. increase more rapidlythan imports. In man-ufactures great ad-vancement is beingmade. Taxes are less than thirty-onerjer cent of the earningsof the people is re-quired to support thegovernment. In Franceit is seventeen and ahalf per cent, and inGreat Britain twelveper cent. The increasein the wealth of thepeople during theseventh decade of thiscentury was one hun-dred and ten million pounds sterling, but the nationaldebt increased during the same period 150 people suffer from the lack of food, or ratherthey are small eaters. The amount consumed isless according to population than that of any part ofEurope, Portugal alone excepted. If the people atemore and heartier food their industrial capacitymight be much greater.
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