MALTA AND SICILY. 
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dipped their fingers in a vessel of holy water 
near the door, and made the sign of the cross 
on their foreheads. But very few men were 
present. In a small glazed frame was a 
curious Latin hymn, of which I send you a 
copy, with a translation by a lady. It ap¬ 
pears to be in praise of St. Antonio of 
Padua. 
Si quaeris Miracula, 
Mors, Error, Calamitas, 
Daemon, Lepra fugiunt; 
JEgri surgunt sani. 
Cedunt mare, Yineula; 
Membra, resque perditas 
Petunt, et accipiunt 
Juvenes, et Cani. 
Pereunt Pericula; 
Cessat et necessitas; 
Narrent hi qui sentiunt, 
Dicant Padnani. 
TRANSLATION. 
If for miracles you seek, 
Let the dead arise and speak; 
