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This case might be cited to show the literary abil- 

 ity and patriotism of the Alderneys, as well as their 

 powers of observation and active imagination. 



The longing of the mother for strawberries, grapes, 

 cherries, etc., has been supposed to produce marks on 

 the offspring that present a fancied resemblance to 

 the object of desire. 



The cases in which the habitual condition of the 

 mother is repeated in her offspring do not differ in 



" This day appeared F. H. Bierbower, who is well known to me, 

 signed the above statements, and made oath that they were true. 

 [SEAL.] " CHAS. B. PIERCE, Notary Public." 



" MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY January 21, 1875. 



" I hired on the Alderney farm of John B. Poyntz, and had the care 

 of his herd of cattle, and remember well the circumstance of the Gov- 

 ernment horses being pastured with the cattle, also the birth of the 

 calf marked with the letters U. S., in white hairs on the shoulder, the 

 calf being of reddish or fawn color, and that when she had a calf it 

 was marked in the same place and with the same letters as the dam 

 the letter S. was not so perfectly formed, but could not be mistaken 

 for any other letter. SAMUEL OLDHAM." 



" This day appeared Samuel Oldham, who is well known to me, 

 signed the above statements, and made oath that they were true. 

 [SEAL.] " CHAS. B. PIERCE, Notary Public." 



" MATSVILLE, KENTUCKY, January 21, 1875. 



" I purchased a farm adjoining that of John B. Poyntz, upon which 

 I have lived up to this date, have often seen his U. S. heifer, as she 

 was called, and noticed the letters on her shoulder in white hairs ; also 

 remember of her having a calf marked in the same manner on the 

 shoulder ; they were shown by Poyntz to his friends and visitors as 

 curiosities. JOHN H. WILSON." 



" This day appeared John H. Wilson, who is well known to me, 

 signed the above statements, and made oath that they were true. 

 [SEAL.] " CHAS. B. PIERCE, Notary Public." 



