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reason than that of professing the Christian chap. 
religion, is not uncommon: the consequence ■ 
is, that some pretend to be Moslems whose 
hearts are well disposed towards Christianity ; 
and many have no definable religion whatso- 
ever. In the road from Katar'ina to Kitros, the 
termination of Olympus towards the west, or 
rather west-south-iuest, becomes visible ; and 
after its declension in that direction, begins 
the acclivity of another mountain, also of con- Mountain 
siderable height, which at this season was Tueusaiy. 
entirely covered with snow ; continuing the 
great chain or mountain barrier, in the same 
line with Olympus and Ossa ; — these three 
being all that are in view, like a vast wall 
between Macedonia and Thessaly, reaching from 
the earth to the clouds. In this road from 
Katar'ina to Kitros, there are two places where 
antiquities are found ; both of them being upon -" 
the left of the route. We turned out of our way 
to visit them. The first place occurs distant 
only three quarters of an hour from Katar'ina ; 
at a village which lies in a valley towards the 
left; not visible from the road. Here we found 
several fragments of sculpture and architec- 
ture; and among them the following inscription, 
upon a monument erected, as it is stated, by 
''ULPIATHE DAUGHTER OF HERM^US, TO ULPIUS 
