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few religious ceremonies, on a fign given by 

 the judge, an executioner ftepped forward, 

 who bared their breafls, and amidft their 

 cries, and fhrieks, with a poifoned lancet 

 made a flight incifion in each. The author 

 fays, he flood by with his watch in his hand. 

 In five minutes they were feized with con- 

 vulfive fpafms excruciating agonies fucceeded ; 

 and in fixteen minutes they were all dead. 

 A frightful change came on. From being 

 objects of beauty, they became fpectacles of 

 horror. Livid fpots broke out upon them. 

 Their faces fwelled : their cheeks became 

 blue ; and their eyes, yellow. 



The author fays, that on the coaft of 

 Macaflar, there are found trees very like the 

 Upas of Java ; but not fo malignant. If fo, 

 it is probable, that all thefe trees are of the 

 fame kind ; only the Java-Upas has found 

 a fituation, where it's poifonous qualities are 

 more fublimed. 



Dr. Darwin, in his Loves of the plants, 

 has given us a picture of the fituation of this 

 dreadful tree -, the exiftence of which he feems 

 to believe. 



M a Where 



