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CHAP. XVI.] THE ARMENIANS AND GREEKS. 373
nians is nearly that of the Greeks, and in many particulars
resembles that of the Romanists: the two first denominations
of Christians, however, differ from one another on a few fun-
idamental points. The Armenians, for instance, believe that
Christ had but one nature, while the Greeks contend that he
had two, and that the Holy Ghost is derived from the Father
only: the secular clergy belonging to each of these two sects
are permitted to marry once before they are ordained. Like
the Roman Catholics, both the Armenians and Greeks have
the seven sacraments, and believe in transubstantiation; fasts
are also strictly enjoined, not only every Friday, but more par
ticularly at four periods of the year ; at such times their food
consists of dried or salted fish, olives, and bread ; but during
Lent the Armenians are restricted to the two last.
A light and active figure in a short Turkish dress, with a Dress of the
black turban, distinguishes the Greek 1 from the Armenian,
although, like the latter, he wears long moustaches and no
beard. The Greek women are less secluded within doors, and
less covered without than those of the Armenians; their attire
is also lighter and at the same time more ornamented, parti
cularly the hair, to which, from their infancy, are appended
numerous gold and silver coins of all sizes: they are equally
expert in the use of the needle, and, it may be added, they are
no less deficient in education. The fishing and coasting trade
of the peninsula falls chiefly to the Greeks, who display in it
considerable activity, not however without the commission of
occasional acts of piracy. In the interior the latter people are
shopkeepers or agriculturists; and a mixture of cunning and
bad faith characterizes their dealings in each capacity:
although naturally quick, and very intelligent, they are
neither trusted nor considered trustworthy by the Turks.
A taste for bright and gaudy colours prevails among the and of the
Kurds of Asia Minor, who wear a flowing, gay-looking,
striped turban, with a deep fringe sometimes hanging on one
side, but generally down the back. The peasant women wear
about the person a simple dress, fastened in front by a broad
See Plate XVIII.