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why, unless it was for want of breath, and of pains and numbness in their 

 liinbs. They had Hkevvise on different parts of their bodies such reddish wheals 

 as were seen on the lady's breast; but these symptoms vanished the next day. 

 The other two persons at the further end of the room were untouched, they 

 were all sensible of a sulphurous smell. The pane of glass exactly behind the 

 lady's waste was perforated by a round hole of 1^ inch diameter, as if done with 

 a diamond, or rather a wind gun. On a more nice examination of the body, 

 in the presence of tlie friends, that evening. Dr. B. discovered on the left loin, 

 taking in part of the spine of the os ilium, which was somewhat swelled, a 

 deep contusion of the same dimension with the breach in the glass; the skin 

 was neither indurated nor pierced; the blood in the capillaries all round, but 

 chiefly up the back, settled, the colour of which was easily distinguished from 

 that of the streaks, and the circular impression. 



An Account of the Strata met with in digging for Marl, and of Horns found 

 imder Ground in Ireland. Bi/ Mr, James Kelly. N° 3g4, p. 122. 



The marl here is found only in the bottoms of low bogs, where it is searched 

 for with augres, and found at the depth of 7, 8, or Q feet; this in many places 

 occasions great expence in draining off the water. For the first 3 feet they 

 meet with a fuzzy sort of earth, called moss, proper to make turf for fuel ; then 

 a stratum of gravel about half a foot; under which, for about 3 feet more, is 

 a more kindly moss, that would make a more excellent fuel; this is altogether 

 mixed with timber, but so rotten, that the spade cuts it as easily as the earth; 

 under this, for the depth of 3 inches, are leaves, mostly of oak, that appear 

 fair to the eye, but will not bear a touch. This stratum is sometimes inter- 

 rupted with heaps of seed, that seem to be broom or furze seed; and in one 

 place there appeared to be gooseberries and currants; in other places in the same 

 stratum they find sea-weed, and other things as odd to be at that depth ; under 

 this appears a stratum of blue clay, of half a foot thick, fully mixed with shells; 

 this is esteemed good u)arl, and thrown up as such; then appears the right 

 iiiarl, commonly 2, 3, or 4 feet deep, and in some places much deeper, which 

 looks like buried lime, or the lime that tanners throw out of their lime-pits, 

 only that it is full mixed with shells, being the small periwinkles, called fresh 

 water wilks; though there are among them abundance of round red periwinkles, 

 such as are often thrown out on the sea-shore. Among this marl, and often 

 at the bottom of it, are found very great horns, which, for want of another 

 name, are called elk-horns: where they join the head, they are thick and round; 

 and at that joining there grows out a branch of about a foot long, that seems 



