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 2^6 CHRISTIAN GREECE AND LIVING GREEK. They can be found in the libraries of Athens, and they alone form a literature worthy the name; but, above all, the professor must know the publications of the Archaeological Society! May I ask, are not the books of Papadimitrako- poulos, of Hatzdakis, of Arguriados, for instance, worthy of our highest admiration ? Do they not belong to the best of any literature of our time ? The following letter, which I wrote in Athens for publication in the New York Medical Journaly however, gives an idea of a work of a monumen- tal grandeur belonging to the noblest of the lit- erature of any country in the world. Is there any literary production in any country at the present time which is superior to this? Athens, August idth, iSgy. To the Editor of the New York Medical Journal : Sir: One of the noblest buildings of modern times is the Academy of Athens. As is well known, it was built at an expense of five million drachmas, the gift of a rich Greek, Simon G. Sinas. Its features in general, its statues, the gilding, and the colors give an idea of the splendor of classical architecture. All this has been well described and depicted. However much we may admire this structure