2 . J. V. HULTKRANTZ 



one of his descendants Mr. R. learned the name and address of a 

 friend of the herbalist who had received from the latter whilst livins; 

 the collection of skulls and bones. This friend was finally found; he 

 was still in possession of the skulls. The labels, if they ever had any, 

 were lost, but »pricked into the bone of one of the skulls are some 

 tiny dots forming the letters E. S'borg».^ In front of the right temple 

 there is a slight gash (scar) »that might have been caused by a sabre 

 or cutlass and that should form a mark of identification if it could be 

 proved that he had received such in his lifetime». The skull is re- 



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Figs. 1—2. The skull from AVellclose Square. Facial and lateral view. 



markably long, narrow, high in front but broad at the temples, and 

 Mr. R. adds that English phrenologists declare it to be »undoubtedly 

 possessed of the features of character which made the great mystic 

 so famous», and that the skull has been offered for sale recently to 

 a wealthy collector in America. 



First, concerning the inscription and the scar; they were not 

 sufficiently well reproduced on the photos and the cast to enable us 

 to form a decided opinion as to their nature and origin. It may, how- 

 ever, easily be understood that in this case they have no real testi- 

 monial value pro or con. Even if there were a quite distinct, un- 

 abridged name instead of the rather dubious »tiny dots», it would be 

 of no consequence since we do not know at all who has written it, 

 at what time and for what reasons. We could not ehminate the pos- 



' This inscription is on tlie right parietal bone. 



