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was thus ascertained, as shown in the ac- 

 companying diagram (Fig. 7) on a scale of 

 ^ inch to a foot. The turf-covered border 

 sloped up to the stone on one side to a 

 height of 4 inches, and on the opposite side 

 to only 2 inches above the general level. 

 A hole was dug on the eastern side, and the 

 base of the stone was here found to lie at a 



Grass 



Fig. 7. 



Section through one of the fallen Druidical stones at Stonehenge, 

 showing how much it had sunk into the ground. Scale inch 

 to 1 foot. 



depth of 4 inches beneath the general level 

 of the ground, and of 8 inches beneath the 

 top of the sloping turf-covered border. 



Sufficient evidence has now been given 

 showing that small objects left on the surface 

 of the land where worms abound soon get 

 buried, and that large stones sink slowly 

 downwards through the same means. Every 



