fl/3 Katural t-ViJlory, 



until it IS freed from it. Herholdt is of opinion^ that ttil<« 

 accident occafens more apparent deaths than is commonly 

 believed. It is not fufScient then to rinfe the child's throat ; 

 it nuift be placed in fuch an attitnde as will facilitate the run- 

 niiig off of the water. The author has had the good fortune 

 this year to rcftore to life twelve children out of thirteen who 

 were in the like fituation. Profeilbrs Abildgaard and Wi- 

 borg have confirmed this experiment by opening five pup- 

 pies cut from the belly of the mother." 



NATURAL HISTORY. 



The following incident has lately attradled much notice at 

 Paris : — Citoyen P'clix two years ago brought two lions, a 

 male and female, to the national menagerie. About the be- 

 ginning of June Felix feU ill, and could no longer attend the 

 lions ; another was forced to do his duty. The lion, fad and 

 folitary, remained from that moment conltantly feated at the 

 end oi his cage, aixl refufed to receive any thing from the 

 ^ftranger. His prefencc eve<i was haieful to him, and he me- 

 naced him by bellowing. The company of the female feemed 

 alio to diipleafe him; he paid no attention to her. The 

 wneafincfs of the animal afforded a belief that he was really 

 ill, but no one dared to approach him. At length Felix got 

 ^vcll, and meaning to furprile the lion, he crawled foftly to 

 the cage, and (liewed only his face againft the bars; the lion 

 in a moment made a bound, leaped againli the bars, patted 

 him with his paws, licked his hands and face, and trembled 

 with plcafure. The female ran to him alfo; the lion drove 

 her back, feemed angry, and fearful that flie fliould fnatch 

 any favours from Felix j a-quarrel feemed about to take place 

 between them, but Felix entered the cage to pacify them. 

 He carefled them by turns. Felix is now fcen frequently 

 in the midll of this formidable couple, vvhofe power he has 

 fettered : he holds a kind of converfation with them. Does 

 he wiili that they fliould feparate and retire each to their 

 cages, he has only to fpeak a word ; does he wifh that they 

 Should lie down to fliew Grangers their paws armed with 



terrible 



