8 Account of Henry Moss, ^c. 



Of the four years that he has been changing, he thinks 

 that the greatest change, in an equal time, took place the 

 second year. 



It is remarkable, that, during the winter season, the 

 colour of his body is entirely stationary : that is, the 

 white spots already formed do not, in the least, increase 

 in size ; and no new ones make their appearance. It is 

 only, he says, during the spring, the summer, and tlie 

 autumn, that the process of change proceeds. It takes 

 place much more in summer, or in the extremely warm 

 weather, and when he sweats profusely, than in the 

 spring or fall, or when he sweats less. He supposes, 

 that the rapid change of colour on his hands is, in part 

 at least, owing to his haA'ing, of late, accustomed him- 

 self to wear gloves, by which means his hands have 

 perspired more than formerly. This looks probable. 

 But I must observe, ^at in the axillae, or arm-pits, 

 where the perspiration is considerable, the alteration of 

 colour is less than on many other parts of his body. 



At the time the change is taking place, his sweat 

 never tinges, in the least, his linen, or any thing else, of 

 a dark colour. In other Avords, there does not appear 

 to be any difference between the colour of his sweat now 

 and before the change began to take place. 



The epidermis, or scarf-skin, does not, in the least, 

 peel off during the times the pai-ts are changing. The 

 only instances in which this integument has been ob- 

 served to separate, or peel off, have been when the sun 

 has blistered his body, as upon his back. 



