EL E US IS. 
the means used by private individuals, unaided 
by diplomatic power or patronage, to procure 
for the University of which they are members 
this interesting monument of the Arts and 
Mythology of Greece, although a part of it has 
been already before the public, may not be 
deemed an unwelcome addition to this v lume. 
Method The difficulties to be encountered were not 
devised for 
removing trivial: we carried with us from Athens but few 
the Statue . - 
/ Ceres, implements: a rope ot twisted herbs, and some 
large nails, were all that the city afforded, as 
likely to aid the operation. Neither a wheeled 
carriage, nor blocks, nor pulleys, nor even a 
saw, could be procured. Fortunately, we found 
at Eleusis several long poles, an axe, and a small 
saw about six inches in length, such as cutlers 
sometimes adapt to the handle of a pocket knife. 
With these we began the work. The stoutest 
of the poles were cut, and pieces were nailed in 
a triangular form, having transverse beams at 
the vertex and base. Weak as our machine was, 
it acquired considerable strength by the weight 
of the Statue, when placed upon the transverse 
beams. With the remainder of the poles were 
made rollers, over which the triangular frame 
might move. The rope was then fastened to 
each extremity of the transverse beams. This 
