Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1915 — Italy and Civilization. [ARTICLE]

Italy and Civilization.

The history of Italy is, with the "exception of Grece, the most illustrious in the world. In art, especially painting and sculpture, Italy stands preeminent. In literature her place is,- to say the in the front rank. In science, she has borne a conspicuous position, arid in music her place is easily second,’ if not first In fine, Italia’s story is more brilliant than that of any other country except Greece, and to Greece she is a very close second.