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and posterior nares were closely examined by strong light, both of 

 the sun and candle, yet we could not perceive the slightest trace of 

 any means by which either ova, insect or nidus could be retained. 



The total number of spiders removed from the commencement 

 was between forty and fifty. They were subjected to close micro- 

 scopic examination by myself, assisted by several gentlemen accus- 

 tomed to scientific investigations, among whom was the Rev. Dr. 

 Bachman, whose reputation precludes all doubt, and we discovered 

 at least three different species, distinguished by the anatomical clas- 

 sification of Latreille and Walckenaer. 



[The entire account is copied in the ' Dublin Medical Journal,* 

 from which we have given the above extract. Dr. Lopez refers to 

 well- authenticated instances of pins and needles, worms and larvae of 

 insects discharged from various parts of the body. He comes, how- 

 ever, to the conclusion that in the case in question the spiders and 

 fragments of spiders, were introduced from day to day by the patient 

 herself, irresistibly impelled under the influence of a hallucination 

 produced by hysteric monomania.] 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR OCTOBER 1843. 



Chiswick. — October!. Fine : clear : overcast. 2. Overcast : showery. 3,4. 

 Cloudy and mild. 5. Very fine. 6. Densely clouded : rain. 7. Cloudy: rain. 



8. Boisterous : overcast. 9. Rain. 10. Clear : overcast : rain. II. Boisterous : 

 heavy rain. 12. Boisterous: rain. 13, 14. Clear: cloudy and fine. 15. Foggy: 

 cloudy : frosty and foggy. 16. Frosty: clear and cold : frosty. 17. Stormy, 

 with rain. 18. Cloudless: clear and frosty. 19. Frosty haze : clear: frosty. 

 20. Frosty haze : fine : cloudy. 21. Cloudy: showery : clear. 22. Cloudy and fine : 

 stormy at night. 23. Clear : cloudy : clear. 24. Densely clouded. 25. Cloudy : 

 clear. 26. Frosty : very fine : clear. 27. Very fine : boisterous, with rain at 

 night. 28. Boisterous : clear and fine. 29. Hazy : clear : foggy. 30. Hazy : 

 rain. 31. Heavy rain. — Mean temperature of the month 2^° below the average. 



Boston. — Oct. 1,2. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 3. Fine. 4,5. Cloudy. 6. 

 Cloudy : rain p.m. 7. Fine. 8. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 9. Rain : rain early 

 A.M.: rain A.M. 10. Fine. 11. Rain. 12. Rain and stormy. 13. Fine. 14. 

 "Windy: ice this morning. 15,16. Fine. 17. Cloudy : rain early a.m. : stormy 

 night, with rain. 18 — 20. Fine. 21. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 22. Cloudy: 

 rain p.m. 23. Fine. 24. Fine: rain p.m. 25 — 27. Fine. 28. Stormy : rain 

 early A.M. 29. Fine. 30. Cloudy: rain early a.m. : rain p.m. 31. Cloudy. 



Sayidwick Manse, Orkney. — Oct. 1. Showers, 2. Showers : clear. 3. Showers : 

 large hail. 4. Rain. 5. Drizzle. 6. Rain : showers. 7. Bright : showers. 

 8,9. Cloudy : clear. 10. Showers. 11. Frost : showers. 12. Showers : hail. 

 13. Large hail. 14. Bright: showers. 15, 16. Hail-showers. 17. Snow-showers 

 clear frost. 18. Clear frost : showers. 19 — 21. Showers. 22. Clear frost : 

 showers. 23. Showers. 24. Showers : sleet : showers. 25. Showers. 26. 

 Showers : aurora. 27. Cloudy : rain. 28. Drizzle. 29. Showers. 30. Showers : 

 fine. 31. Showers : fine: clear. 



Applegarlh Manse, Dumfriesshire. — Oct. 1. Cloudy: rain p.m. 2. Fine. 3. 

 Dull. 4. Cold : dull. 5. Fine : mild. 6. Wet, but mild. 7. Rain. 8. Showers. 



9. Clear : fair. 10. Dull : fair. 11. Wet. 12. Cold : snow on the hills. 13. 

 Cold : hail-shower. 14, 15. Fine and clear. 16. Fine : dry. 17. Rain and 

 sleet. 18. Fine: frosty. 19. Clear: fair. 20. Dull: wet p.m. 21. Clear and 

 sunny. 22. Very wet : cleared p.m. 23. Boisterous : showers, 24. Wet. 25, 

 26. Fine : frost a.m. 27. Fine. 28. Fair : chill. 29. Heavy rain, 30. Fair : 

 frost. 31. Wet : frost a.m. 



Mean temperature of the month 43°*8 



Mean temperature of October 1842 44 -4 



Mean temperature of spring-water 45 '5 



Mean temperature of ditto Oct. 1842 49 '6 



