VOL. XLVI.] PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. 58 



Extract of a Letter from Mr. fVilliam Arderon, F.R.S. Containins, an Account 

 of a Lhvarf; ivith a Comparison of his Dimensions with those of a Child 

 under A Years old. Dated Norwich, May 12, 1750. By David Ershint 

 Baker. N° 405, p. 467. 



John Coan, a dwarf, was born at Twitshall in Norfolk, in the year 1728, 

 and has been shewn in this city for some weeks past. Mr. A. weighed him 

 April 3, 1750, and his weight, with all his cloaths, was no more than 34 pounds. 

 He likewise carefully measured him, and found his height, with his hat, shoes, 

 and wig on, to be 38 inches. His limbs are no larger than a child of 3 or 4 

 years old : his body is perfectly straight : the lineaments of his face answerable 

 to his age ; and his brow has some wrinkles in it, when he looks attentively at 

 any thing. He has a good complexion, is of a sprightly temper, discourses 

 readily and pertinently considering his education, and reads and writes English 

 well. His speech is a little hollow, though not disagreeable ; he can sing tole- 

 rably, and amuses the company that come to see him, with mimicking of cock's 

 crowing, which he imitates very exactly. In 1744 he was 36 inches high, and 

 weighed 27 -^Ib. His father says, when about a year old he was as large as 

 children of that age usually are, but grew very little and slowly afterwards. 



On receiving the account of this little man, a * child of 3 years and not quite 

 9 months old, son of the late very worthy William Jones, Esq. f. r. s. was 

 measured and weighed. This boy, though very lively and handsome, is no way 

 remarkable for his size ; and therefore his dimensions and weight, compared 

 with the dwarf's, may give a tolerable idea of the real smallness of the dwarf. 



The weight of the dwarf, with all his cloaths on, was no more than 34lb. 

 The child's weight, with its cloaths likewise on, was 361b. 



The height of the dwarf, with his shoes, hat, and wig on 3Q^ inches ; the 

 height of the child, without any thing on his head 37-Jg. inches ; and so propor- 

 tionably in all the other dimensions. 



Concerning the Method of gathering Manna near Naples. By Robert More, Esq. 



N°495, p. 470. 



At Arienzo, a town between Naples and Benevento, he found an ash cop- 

 pice, of 8 or 10 years growth, from which they collect manna. It seemed to 

 have been tapped 2 years for that purpose ; the branches had been barked each 

 year about an inch broad, and 2 feet high ; but he was told this was done by 

 an inch at a time. 



They place a cup at the bottom of the wound, which they empty every 5 days ; 



• This child it would seem, must have been that celebrated character. Sir Wro. Jones, chief 

 judge in India. 



