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of the fibres he had not then been able to identify, but it 

 resembled "China grass." 



Professor Dixon said he had examined some of the powder 

 into which the body had decomposed, and found that it con- 

 tained an organic salt of sodium, and that the solution in water 

 gave a lather when shaken ; it was in fact a kind of soap. 



A number of beetle shells found in the coffin were exhibited, 

 and Dr. Hoyle said that they were identical with those of a 

 modern species, Gibbiurn scoiias, which fed on hair and various 

 fibres. 



