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a piece of fine fishing-line, and the thumb is turned in on the 
hand in a remarkable manner—a custom observed by the 
ancient Hebrews, and still adhered to by the religious Jews 
of Palestine—namely, to tie the thumb after death into the 
cleft, between the fore and middle fingers, lest the extended 
thumb should make the chirogram of “ Jehovah,” a name they 
feared to write while living, and were unwilling to express 
when dead. The hands of Egyptian mummies, which Dr. 
Wilde produced, were similarly compressed. The right arm 
is concealed under several bags, filled with some substance as 
yet unknown; they are large, and similar in construction to 
those found outside, but exceeding them in colour. On 
these were placed two vessels of highly ornamented pottery. 
Vessels of a similar kind are at present used for sipping a 
kind of tea with a tube, in the very position this mummy 
now presents. The lower parts of the body and hips were 
wrapped in folds of striped cloth, which appears to have 
been a kilt, a sort of garment worn by the ancient Incas of 
Peru. The feet are clad in sandles, fastened on by thongs 
of leather. The body was found to be covered with num- 
berless minute shining crystals, probably of an animal na- 
ture. The head is particularly remarkable from its shape, 
and the probable race of mankind to which it belonged. 
The hair is divided along the whole length of the head, is 
particularly long, and beautifully plaited. Dr. Wilde also 
exhibited the head of a young female covered with brown 
hair, of great fineness, and likewise beautifully plaited, and 
adorned with small golden ornaments attached to the end_of 
the plaits; over the face.was tied a mask of skin. 
In reference to an observation of Dr. Pettigrew of 
London, Dr. Wilde does zot think the subject was buried 
alive ; and he remarked, that it was in such excellent condi- 
tion, and so perfectly dry, as to allow of its being very well 
preserved. 
Dr. Wilde concluded by mentioning that Mr. Burton 
