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where, and an excellent opportunity to study ancient 
history, as well as modern humanity. 
But it merely remains to mention in brief a very won- 
derful group of castles and other ruins at a place called 
Boghaz Keny, near Yozgat. They are of a totally dit- 
ferent character from those I have spoken of. Huge 
blocks of stone, cut with greatest care but put together 
in some parts after the most primitive principles of 
cyclopean architecture,—are large and well-planned 
temples with extensive enclosures,—long and very 
elaborate underground passages, constructed with in- 
calculable pains,—high square towers composed of im- 
mense blocks of fine grained limestone; and, most 
striking of all, a very extensive set of sculptures on the 
face of a series of rocks, including a great variety of 
figures of men and beasts and birds, and many symbolic 
marks, in one place an inscription in ten lines, thirty- 
four feet long, but so injured by time as to be wholly 
beyond the reach of deciphering. These very strange re- 
mains have been a mystery to all observers for many 
centuries, until now within a few years,—lI had almost 
said months,—they have been identified as doubtless the 
work of the strange old Hittite kingdom. But all ef- 
fort thus far to read the language or interpret the 
symbols has been unavailing, and this remains for 
future discovery. ; 
It is needless to attempt to gather up any conclusions 
from such a ramble among the castles and ruins of Asia 
Minor. To one who has the privilege of visiting these 
historic sites, history becomes a new thing. Its facts 
and scenes become living realities, and every word which 
is subsequently read, has an added force and meaning. 
There is, moreover, a broad and fresh field for original 
investigation, which awaits the patient labors of some 
historic genius. Its treasures will some day be added 
to our accumulating stores, and new light will douptless 
