304. ANIMAL REPRODUCTIONS, 
« But from one lateral, I have almoft uniformly 
¢ feen an irregular produétion ; for a large horn, 
* furpafling the natural fize, frequently grows 
“ from the extremity, and {till preferves the pro- 
“per organization. In my poffeffion, are feveral 
* {nails which have lived a-year without this irre- 
“ gular production undergoing any change. 
‘ The renovation of the head correfponds with 
‘that of the parts already defcribed. At firft, 
‘ the fkin is fmooth and not fhagreened ; it is al- 
© fo of a lighter afh colour, and thus diftinguith- 
* ed from the old fkin, fo that the new head ap- 
pears wonderfully applied to the original neck. 
‘ Many of my friends beheld thefe reproduétions 
‘with amazement; and you, along with the 
* Jearned and celebrated Sig. Angelo Mazza, our 
“common friend, when you was fo kind as to 
“ vifit me laft autumn. The difference of colour, 
“which continues feveral months, afterwards 
* changes, and there is no diftinétion between 
‘ the new and old fkin, but a faint furrow at the 
* place of amputation, which alfo difappears in 
* time. ! 
‘ DiffeCtion proves the exact refemblance of 
“ the reproduced to the original heads, becaufe 
“all the parts found in the one are found in the 
“other; and what is more fingular, although 
* there is fome difference between the colour of 
* the neck and the head, all the internal parts are 
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