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SICILY AND MALTA. 31
tion in the center, and form trie highest
part of the mountain. That of Strombolo
is on its side, and not within 200 yards of
itg'summit. From the crater to the sea,
the island is entirely composed of the same
sort of ashes and burnt matter as the co-
nical part of Vesuvius; and the quantity
of this matter is perpetually increasing,
from the uninterrupted discharge from
the mountain; for of all the volcanos we
read of, Strombolo seems to be the only
one that burns without ceasing. /Etna
and Vesuvius often lie quiet for many
months, even years, without the least ap-
pearance of fire, but Strombolo is ever at
work, and for ages past has been looked
upon as the great light-house of these
seas.
It is truly wonderful, how such a con-
stant and immense fire is maintained for
thousands of years, in the midst of the
ocean ! That of the other Lipari issands
seems
tion in the center, and form trie highest
part of the mountain. That of Strombolo
is on its side, and not within 200 yards of
itg'summit. From the crater to the sea,
the island is entirely composed of the same
sort of ashes and burnt matter as the co-
nical part of Vesuvius; and the quantity
of this matter is perpetually increasing,
from the uninterrupted discharge from
the mountain; for of all the volcanos we
read of, Strombolo seems to be the only
one that burns without ceasing. /Etna
and Vesuvius often lie quiet for many
months, even years, without the least ap-
pearance of fire, but Strombolo is ever at
work, and for ages past has been looked
upon as the great light-house of these
seas.
It is truly wonderful, how such a con-
stant and immense fire is maintained for
thousands of years, in the midst of the
ocean ! That of the other Lipari issands
seems