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which it ftruggles to get free. The child cannot eafily look 
upwards, or fee any object placed above her eyes; and when 
fhe reads, which fhe does without any hefitation or difficulty, 
' fhe reads perpendicularly from the bottom upwards, and holds 
the book accordingly. The whole globe of the eye is of a 
reddifh caft, the white is ftreaked with ftrie of a fainter red, 
the iris is of an uniform deep red approaching to brown; both 
her eyes are weak and watery, and, when turned from the 
light, glow with a more fiery and vivid colour than when ex- 
pofed to it. Though fhe reads very well, fhe cannot write, 
neither do I find that fhe can work, knit or fpin. She feems 
poffeffed of a moderate plain underftanding, and anfwered very 
well in the Church Catechifm and Door Mann’s Expofition of 
it. She has remarkably fine hair, of the colour of flax, 
but confiderably whiter. The miftrefs of the fchool informed 
me that the child was fent to her from a nurfery in the county 
of Longford in the North of Ireland. I was not informed 
whether any more of her family had thefe peculiarities, but 
mean to make the enquiry when I next happen to travel through 
that part of the country where the girl is, and fhall let you 
know it. 
Ir the above communication affords matter of fpeculation or 
literary amufement to any, it will give great pleafure to, 
Dear Doétor, 
Your moft affeCtionate brother, 
CHARLES PERCEVAL. 
