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58 MODERN DISCOVERIES AT ANCIENT EPHESUS.
foundation composed of red cement three inches thick
and rubble masonry twenty-one inches thick. This pave-
ment was probably laid down not long before the de-
struction of the last temple, as it did not show much wear.
I now began to clear away the soil and debris for the
distance of thirty feet beyond the lowest step of the
platform, where I hoped to find many remains ; but I
was disappointed, for here was found scarcely a vestige
of the building remaining.
Much sickness now prevailed among the men; I pre-
served my own health by good food, and moderate
exercise taken on foot and on horseback. With my horse
I was able to explore by degrees the whole plain, without
absenting myself for any length of time from the works.
The substructures of the ruins of the city are partly
inhabited by shepherds, who to each flock have four or
five large dogs, which are a great annoyance to travellers
on horseback ; and the only way to rid oneself of them
is to dismount and throw stones at them : one dog is sure
to be hit, and he runs away howling, followed by the
others in sympathy. The dogs of the Yourooks (a
wandering tribe) are also troublesome; but these people
are generally at hand, and call off the dogs. One
evening I was returning with some ladies from an expe-
dition to the sea-side, and on our way we passed near
the black tents of the Yourooks in the forum, and were
admiring the scenery, when a fierce dog rushed forward
to attack us; his young mistress, however, called him
away; he at once returned to her side, and she put her
foot upon his back to prevent his annoying us. She was
a beautiful girl, and as she stood with her foot upon the
dog's back, her hands busily employed in knitting, her
foundation composed of red cement three inches thick
and rubble masonry twenty-one inches thick. This pave-
ment was probably laid down not long before the de-
struction of the last temple, as it did not show much wear.
I now began to clear away the soil and debris for the
distance of thirty feet beyond the lowest step of the
platform, where I hoped to find many remains ; but I
was disappointed, for here was found scarcely a vestige
of the building remaining.
Much sickness now prevailed among the men; I pre-
served my own health by good food, and moderate
exercise taken on foot and on horseback. With my horse
I was able to explore by degrees the whole plain, without
absenting myself for any length of time from the works.
The substructures of the ruins of the city are partly
inhabited by shepherds, who to each flock have four or
five large dogs, which are a great annoyance to travellers
on horseback ; and the only way to rid oneself of them
is to dismount and throw stones at them : one dog is sure
to be hit, and he runs away howling, followed by the
others in sympathy. The dogs of the Yourooks (a
wandering tribe) are also troublesome; but these people
are generally at hand, and call off the dogs. One
evening I was returning with some ladies from an expe-
dition to the sea-side, and on our way we passed near
the black tents of the Yourooks in the forum, and were
admiring the scenery, when a fierce dog rushed forward
to attack us; his young mistress, however, called him
away; he at once returned to her side, and she put her
foot upon his back to prevent his annoying us. She was
a beautiful girl, and as she stood with her foot upon the
dog's back, her hands busily employed in knitting, her