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stuff upor other plants infested with these insects. 'The 
caterpillars took refuge upon them during the night and in 
this’easy way the bushes were clear of them. 
59; Suspended Animation.—There were submerged, in 
Paris during the last year, (1820) two hundred and” sixty 
persons, only seventy one of which instances were acci- 
dental. Of them sixty two were taken out and restored to 
life.” But of the whole two hundred and sixty, there were 
but eighty six who had remained less than twelve hours un- 
der water. Hence the number of persons restored of those 
of whom there was the least probability of success was as 
sixty two'fo eighty six, or as five to seven nearly. A set 
of Newfoundland dogs is now trained for the purpose of 
diving for persons submerged in the Seine, and for rescuing 
such as may be in danger of drowning. 
60. Death of an Elephant.—A_ beautiful Bengal Eie- 
phaut about nine feet high was purchased in London about 
siX years ago, and conducted through different parts of Eu- 
rope by a female’ with whose presence the animal always 
appeared tobe pleased. He had been exhibited at Geneva in 
Switzerland about a fortnight, and gratified every one by his 
docility and sagacity. In departing for Lausanne as usual in 
the middle of the night, and conducted by his two male 
keepers, he had scarcely cleared the gate of the town, when 
without any apparent cause he fell into‘a paroxysm of anger 
and pursued his keepers into the town whither they thought it 
proper to flee. His mistress who intended to follow him in the 
morning, was greatly alarmed at the information, but on gent- 
ly approaching him, and offering him dainties, she enticed 
him into an inclosure, but finding him still untractable, she 
desired that he might be killed as speedily as possible, great- 
ly fearing the same consequences which had been experi- 
enced at Venice a few years since by asimilar animal of 
which she had been also the proprietor. Poison was first 
resorted to. They first administered three ounces of 
prussic acid mixed with ten ounces of brandy (a favourite li- 
quor of the animal.) He seized the bottle and swallowed 
it at one draught, drew back into the court, lay down a 
few moments, then rose up, recommenced his sport with the 
things around him, and remaired entirely unaffected by this 
most terrific of all poisons, a single drop of which placed on 
