The people of the Old World, and most who visit there from the New, are prone to indulge in gambling. So extensive is this inclination that governments encourage it as a drawing enterprise. But as an industry designed to give idlers something to do, it is a significant sign of the times. A current news item says: “The Italian Government is considering plans for the upbuilding of Naples. That city has a population of 500,000 inhabitants, but having no staple industry, about 150,000 of these are unemployed. Much distress, therefore, prevails. The government’s plan is to make the city attractive to European tourists. To this end it is proposed, in the first place, to erect a large gambling casino which shall rival that of Monte Carlo, and to erect a series of magnificent hotels along the shores of the beautiful bay.”