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Show VENICE HAS NO CEMETERY. City Durles Its Dead on the Little Island of San Mlchele. Tho Queen of tho Ad.'ntlc, ns Venetians Ve-netians love to term tho famous old city, is pilvlleged in many respects and In one particular at least t-ho Is unique nmoug the cities of tho world, Sho has no cemetery. Tho only burying bury-ing ground is tho little Island of San Mlchele, lying solitary among tho lagoons nt some distance from tho city. Tills is one of the boons which Venlco owes to llouiipnrto, who lecog-nlzcd lecog-nlzcd tho danger to n population from burial grounds in hucIi a sltuntlon und had nil Intramural ginvoyards closed and ordered tho dead to bo taken for burial to this Island resting place. Tho placo Is deserted all tho year oxcept on All Souls' dny, and then there Is a tremendous outflow of nbout 140,000 persons. As such multitudes could never bo I landed from boats a boat bridge has I to bo built specially ror tho occasion, I with strict loguhitlons as to control of tho living stream In 'its outward and backward (low. |