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yet with such a natural and unaffected air, that none 

 could suspect he did it designedly. When we held 

 both his hands, and caused another to make such mo- 

 tions, he struggled to get free. But when we would 

 have known more particularly, how he found him. 

 self affected, he would only give us this simple an- 

 swer, That u it rered his heart and his brain. 



But to what class shall we refer the disease of Anil 

 Jackson ? She was born at Waterford, of English 

 parents, both said to be sound and healthy, and from 

 three years old, had horns growing on various parts 

 of her body, she is now thirteen or fourteen, the 

 horns grow chiefly about thejoints ; they are fasten- 

 ed to the skin like warts, and about the roots resem- 

 *ble them much in substance, but toward the end are 

 much harder. At the end of each finger and toe is 

 one, as long as the finger or toe itself, rising a little 

 between the nail and flesh, and bending again like a 

 turkey's claw. On the joints of each finger and toe 

 are smaller ones, which sometimes fall off, but others 

 come in their place. Round her knees and elbows 

 are many ; two in particular at each elbow, which 

 twist like rams-horns, at each ear grows one, yet she 

 cats and drinks heartily, sleeps soundly, aod per- 

 forms all the offices of nature, like other healthy per. 

 sons. 



6. Such are the proximate causes of diseases. As 

 to the remote, the chief are these, 1. Intemperance 

 in meat or drink, either with regard to the quantity 

 or quality. 2. Want of exercise, or excess therein. 

 3. Immoderate sleep or watching. 4. Unwholesome 

 air. 5. The diminution of some natural evacuation. 

 6. Irregular passions. All or any of these affect 

 the temperature and motion of the blood and spirits. 



7. But it can scarce be cbivceived, after all that has 

 been said and wrote, on almost every subject, how 

 Very little is known to this day ? concerning the causes 



