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or dry appearance of which, the subterranean 

 inhabitants are said to know when the weather 

 is fair or wet above ground. The galleries in 

 these extraordinary mines are so numerous, and 

 so intricate, that workmen have frequently lost 

 their way, their lights have been burnt out, 

 and they have perished before they could be 

 found. Although the arches of the different 

 stories of the galleries are boldly executed, yet 

 they are not dangerous, as they are supported 

 by large masses of timber of a foot square, and 

 these vast timbers remain perfectly sound for 

 many centuries, while the other pillars, whether 

 of brick, or stone, or salt, soon dissolve or 

 moulder away. 



SEALS NOT INSENSIBLE TO THE POWER OF 

 MUSIC. 



In Cornwall, when persons are in pursuit of S ' 

 the Seal, it is said to be a common practice, ^ 

 as soon as the animal is observed to thrust its 

 head above water, to halloo to it, till they can 

 approach within gun-shot, since it will continue 

 to listen to the sound for many minutes. 



The Seal, indeed, displays a taste for music, 



