SNAKE rw a HORSE’s EYE: 387 
_ The horfe in whofe left eye this extraordinary /u/us na+ 
ture is vilible, is of a forrel colour, nine years old; it be- 
longed to Doétor Dayton near the lines at Elizabeth-town,; 
and, I am told, appeared to have no uncommon appear= 
ance in either eye, till within a few months ago. The firft 
particular circumftance which excited the owner’s attenti- 
on was, that having lent him to a friend to take a ride in 
a chair, although it was not known to be vicious or un- 
ruly before, it could not now be kept under any govern- 
ment, but ran away with, and dafhed the chair to -pieces. 
The right eye ftill continues in a found ftate: 
Soon after, viz. about ten weeks ago, Mr. Richard 
Wells, merchant of this city, a gentleman of probity and 
of great philofophic knowledge, being at-Elizabeth-town 
in company with Door Dayton, this gentleman told 
him he would fhew him a curiofity as great perhaps as he 
had ever feen, namely, a living fnake in a living horfe’s 
eye. Mr. Wells then defiring to fee it, upon looking in- 
to the eye, difcovered the animal very plainly, in a con- 
ftant ferpentine motion, but neceflarily ina fomewhat con= 
voluted form, as its length was equal, as nearly as he could 
judge, to two diameters and an half of the eye, which could 
not meatfure lefs than between three and four inches. The 
head and tail, or if you pleafe, the two extremities of the 
animal were then vifible, and the horfe’s eye ftill retained 
its tranfparency enough to admit feeing the whole of the 
{nake diftinaly.. 
The horfe was foon after purchafed by a free negro, on 
purpofe to bring to Philadelphia for fhow, in order to 
gratify the curiofity of the virtuofi of every clafs, by giv- 
ing them an opportunity of feeing and contemplating fo 
curious a phenomenon, and of communicating the refult 
of their inquiries to the learned, for the information of the 
public at large. 
At prefent, apparently from the brifk and almoft con- 
flant motion of the animal, which is fomewhat increafed 
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