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infifted upon it, was entitled to the prefer- 

 ence, as the original inventor, and confe- 

 quently to all the credit and emolument ; the 

 mailer, (but not without fome relu(fLance) fub- 

 mitted to the equity of John's decifion, who 

 feparated his mailer's head from the body mcil 

 chirurgkally ; v/hen, having plentifully balled 

 both head and trunks with the elixir of all 

 elixir Sy he inilantly replaced it; Vv^hen, to tlie 

 happy admiration of both mailer and man, the 

 former (after a temporary torpitude) recover- 

 ing, walked towards the looking-gluls, where, 

 finding his face turned towards the ilioulders, 

 accufed his confidant of having put his head 

 on the WRONG way; who moft prudently 

 and judiciouily replied, he had fo placed it to 

 enfure his mailer's credit ; for he was very 

 certain if he had not, the world would never 

 have believed it had been oit. 



I am induced once more to folicit pardon 

 of the Academy of Sciences, M. La Fosss, 

 and the admirers of Bart let's the or v, for 

 the introdudlion of this " experiment and im- 

 '' provement," fubmitting the inference en- 

 tirely to thofe gentlemen who have (unluckilv 

 at this moment) glandered horfes in their pof- 

 feflions, 



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