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with stalagmitic nodules, colored with the black 
oxide of iron, which resemble the cinders of a 
blacksmith’s shop. 
Bonaparte’s Breastworks, immediately be- 
yond, consist of a ledge of rocks that have 
been detached from the side of the avenue 
against which they rest. 
The Arm-Chair, called by the guides the 
Devil’s Arm-Chair, is the next object of interest. 
It is formed by the union of stalagmites and 
stalactites. It is told that the celebrated J enny 
Lind rested in this Chair for some time during 
her visit to the Cave. Unless we make the 
statement ourself, we fear it will not be handed 
down to posterity, that we also rested for a few 
moments in the same regal Chair! The Chair is 
rather high for convenience; but still it accom- 
modates an individual very comfortably. 
The Elephant’s Head is a large stalagmite, 
projecting from the left wall of the avenue, 
which is supposed to bear a striking resemblance 
to the head of the animal for which it is named. 
A rock projecting sixteen feet over a pit 
which is seventy feet in depth, is fancifully 
denominated the Lover’s Leap. It is not re- 
corded, however, that any lover ever regarded 
his case so extremely desperate as to have 
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