90 Observations Concerning Fossil Organic Remains. 
gnod fortune to find a piece of red sand stone, ReNaNE on it 
the traces of an antediluvian doriowe s foot step he 
whole geological world has been in raptures of as discove- 
ry; and in order to make sure of the act, tae the steps tra- 
ced in the stone were the steps of a tortoise, a meeting of 
the Society was held, and some soft chalk was prepared, on 
which a modern tortoise might make his mark, and thus.au- 
thenticate as it were, the signature of his ancestor. Ev very 
thing being ready for the sonnei and the interest of 
the scientific company wound up to the highest pitch, the 
tortoise was placed on the chalk, and, first of all, he flatly 
refused to stir a step, The members, this very prop- 
erly waxed | tmapatients got ina rage, and nnd began kicking and 
banging him about, and. ting an extremely 
moving manner. "Ehey had much better, Pa have re- 
frai : ese stimulants, for when the tortoise was at 
last pee on to. walk, he insisted on walking as straight 
as ee arrow ; _Wwhereas the peer tortoise’s march was 
aram’s horn. The Society were aghatt at 
ero caret ae 
> one manner in rivate, ano! or 
scientific chalk on P 
Ans. X “ae i— Observations concerning Fossil, Organic. Re- 
: Doornix, M. Di &c. .Communicated 
Joumal, es U.S the rhe in French MS. and: trans- 
ri euis’s dian of explaining the im- 
’ portance: =: ll in geology - ‘ 
ant Tar study of hie 3 ea is, without ih one of the 
uaded exeuse the 
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they - ly whe 0 the philosophers, 
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