282 Remarkable Petrifaction. 
cuted by any village ploughman. It is adapted to the rais- 
ing of water for agricultural and economical purposes. 
Godin furnishes those who desire it with engraved repre- 
sentations of his machine, accompanied with wer 
for its eRe TIO, and if desired a model in relief.—Jdem 
40. Sea Signals. 
41. Remarkable Petrifaction. 
ae tree. alos ut: twenty six inches in diameter has — 
hoe found in the actual erect condition in. which i it — 
ry near pease in Scotland. 'The body of the tree aah 
is composed of sandstone similar to the rest of the quar- 
ry. But the bark has been converted into a perfect coal, 
which adheres firmly to the tree and renders it easy to re- 
move the rock with which the tree is incrusted. About 
three feet of the bottom part has been uncovered. This 
a is situated shows derss feet below the surface of the 
| a solid d stone. The roots may be 
ypin : eee the earth precisely as the roots of we 
trees do. € roots may be seen issuing from 
trunk and xioulig ant a foot before they are Jost in rs 
quarry. The upper Fay of the trunk and branches has not 
been traced. that the sa 
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— a proportion of the coal bails: bea : formation 
the earth’s being covered with wood, we can entertain 
no doubt that this was the case also with the slate clay, and 
