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of the lafcivious mincing, the motus lon'ici^ of the Egyptian and 
Syrian women. 
From Boftan to Kaifaria the country is plain, but ill culti- 
vated and thinly inhabited. Near the city there are however 
feveral produdive fields, and watered by the river Termok. 
This river we had pafled a day's journey from Kaifaria, run- 
ning to the South. Near that city the Lombardy poplar again 
appears in abundance. 
Kaifaria is diftinguifhed at a diftance by two remarkable hills, 
one of them lofty, and at this time covered with fnow. This is 
Weft of the town. The other, which is to the South, is round 
and ifolated, but not fo high. The town is on the fouth fide 
of a fertile plain, well watered by the Termok and fome rills, 
and contains a good number of inhabitants. They are now 
ploughing. In entering the town I obferved numbers of the 
fhaggy, ftrong, and large camels, which are bred by the Turco- 
mans. The black buffaloe, like that of Egypt, is very com- 
mon here. Kaifaria is governed by a Mitfellim^ who is ap- 
pointed from Conftantinople. The city belongs to the Reis 
Effendi. It is furrounded by walls, now in bad repair. Great 
quantities of timber are brought here from the mountains, and 
tranfported to various quarters. 
Angora Is eight day^s' journey nearly North-weft from Kaifa- 
ria. On the fourth day pafTed a plain, watered or rather 
inundated by the river Tmum, On the eighth day pafTed a 
bridge, 
