mechano-therapy the treatment of disease, injuries, etc. by using mechanical devices, massage, etc.
"They asked me if I would declare war on Turkey" Turkey became allied with the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) after the start of World War I in 1914.
Bulgaria Bulgaria too became allied with the Central Powers after the start of the war.
"We will get Nice and Savoia from the French. We will get Corsica and all the Adriatic coast-line." The major is alluding to territories held at one time or another by Italian city-states but not currently in their possession.
"I will never forget Romulus suckling the Tiber." According to legend, Romulus, founder of Rome, was said to have been suckled by a she-wolf. The Tiber is the river on which Rome was built. This is nonsensical, drunken talk.
to the Crystal Palace, to the Cova, to Campari's, to Biffi's, to the galleria . . . the Gran Italia . . . the Scala Sites of interest around Milan. The galleria is the Victor Emmanuel Gallery, a glass-covered walkway lined with shops. La Scala is Milan's world-famous opera house.
sight draft a means of wiring money overseas.
Garibaldi Giuseppe (1807–82); Italian patriot and general: leader in the movement to unify Italy.
riparto (Italian) division.
Vicenza commune in north Italy.
