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scended slowly with a tremulous motion nearly to the low- 
er floor and disappeared. 
In critically examining the chamber where the foregoing 
oar was observed, it appeared that the light must 
ave entered through the east front window in a diagonal ~ 
direction, and impinged on the north wall of the chamber 
back of the ladies, and thence reflected to the south wall in 
front of them, forming the circular spectrum, with the cor- 
responding tremulous motion of the meteor, and descend- 
ing with it in the same direction, according to the fixed 
laws of incidence and reflection. 
_ Early on the ensuing morning, was discovered in the 
door yard of the above mentioned Erastus Dewey, at about 
twenty feet from the front of the house, a substance unlike 
any thing before observed by any one who saw it. The 
situation in which it was found, being exactly in the direc- 
tion in which the luminous body was first seen, and in the 
only position to have thrown its light into the chamber, (as 
before remarked,) leaves no reasonable doubt that the sub- 
stance found was the residuum of the meteoric bo 
This substance when first seen by the writer was entire, 
no part of it having been removed. It was in a circular 
rm, resembling a sauce or sallad dish bottom upwards, 
about eight inches in diameter, and something more than 
one in thickness, of a bright buff colour, with a fine nap 
upon it similar to that on milled cloth, which seemed to 
defend it from the action of the air, On removing the 
villous coat, a buff coloured pulpy substance of the consis- 
tence of good soft soap, of an offensive, suffocating smell 
appeared ; and on a near approach to it, or when immedi- 
ately over it, the smell became almost insupportable, pro- 
ducing nausea and dizziness. A few minutes exposure to 
the atmosphere changed the buff into a livid colour resem- 
bling venous blood. It was observed to attract moisture 
very readily from the air. A half-pint tumbler was nearly 
hail Giled with the substance. It soon began to liquify and 
form a mucilaginous substance of the consistence, colours 
anc feeling of starch when prepared for domestic use. Th 
tumbler was then set in a safe place, where it remained 
undisturbed for two or three days; and when examined 
afierwards, the substance was found to have all evaporated; 
exeept a small dark coloured residuum, adhering to the 
