Scribner's Geographical Reader and Primer; A Series of Journeys Round the World (Based on Guyot's Introduction) with Primary Lessons (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...is a narrow strip of country so much like Spain, that the traveller would hardly see any difference between them. This is Portugal. Like its greater neighbor, Portugal is famed for its warm, fruitful valleys and the fine wines from its vineyards. VIII.-ITALY. Ven'-ice-iss. I Ve-su'-vi-ua. I Her-cu-la'-ne-um. gon'-do-la. Na'-plea-plz. Pom-pe'-ii t-pa'-ye, i. Italy is in the South of Europe. It is nearly surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, and is one of the hottest countries in the continent. The sky is almost always blue and clear; and the country, with its mountains and green valleys, its vineyards and meadows, is always pleasant. People from all parts of the world go to Italy to enjoy the sunny sky and the charming country, and to see the fine pictures and statues, and the remains of magnificent buildings, made by the old ltomans who lived there hundreds of years ago. 2. The sun is so very bright, that most things grow better by being somewhat shaded. For this reason you will see the fields planted with rows of trees, --mulberries and olives, elms, poplars, and a kind of pine Lake Maggiore, in Italy. which thrives only in warm countries. Around the foot of these the grape-vines are planted. They climb the tree, and cover its branches; and shoots of the vine go from one tree to another, hanging between them in graceful festoons. Between the rows of trees, wheat and corn are planted, and fine crops are produced. You see, therefore, that a vineyard in Italy is a very different thing from one in France. The tall grain, the branches of the trees, and the slender twigs of the grape-vine, waving in the wind under the blue sunny sky, make, as you may suppose, a very pretty picture. 3. Sometimes, near a city, the road for miles is bordered on each side by rows of g..