Show ora and grasse even in the opinion of sober historians would appear to be one of those towns which are predestined to commercial prosperity and what Is more its inhabitants through the ages cf its existence have shown theme elrea capable of benefiting by those gifts with which nature bag been BO brodl gal omitting allusion to more remote periods we have the authority of the historian douche for the statement that in 1180 all european countries provided themselves with boada inabu at grasso while the town vas also famous for its oils in 1420 as alasa informs us its odorous w fine olla exquisite fruits and renowned leathers were a source of great prosperity it may interest many to enow that according to the of the great cut historical authority upon araie graie now living nothing precise has as yet been discovered la the municipal ar chives relating to the origin of the per turnery works gentlemen B magazine |