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Show Criticism of Athens. ' HJ An Amorlcan traveler writes: "Ath- HJ ens itself, ns a city, Is Insufferable. It Is raw, garish, now, staring, crude. HJ It smells of paint. It reoks of var- HJ nlsh. It Is redolent of last week. It HJ ts tho nowest city ono sees In south- H em Europe It Is dusty. It Is noisy, It HJ is vulgar. Everything In It Is tralta-i HJ tion. Tho palaces aro Imitation. Tho HJ hotels aro Imitation. The army is lm- rJ Ration. Tho city Is n sham. It Is a ttl Joy to loavo the commonplace stroots, H to quit tho Insufferable city and to HJ climb tho Acropolis. There, every- J thing Is calm and peaceful and the ,HJ magnificent ruins' are restful, Thero H only In Athous do you find o spot , -HJ which is not opprossivoly now and ( raw. Tho royal paluco fs ono of tho H npwest and the rawest of all the raw, l H now buildings." - .rt ,HI M |