brushes, the coating of clay was removed and he was seid 
d If in 
698 ANTHROPOLOGY. 
pendicular fall, which carries on the hosiery and other manufacto- 
vies here. About the first of June Mr. Ladd was causing the 
digging of post holes for a fence, when one of the laborers threw 
out what was apparently a lump of clay some six inches in thick- 
ness. The occurrence of such a body in this ‘soil attracted Mr. 
Ladd’s attention, and a slight examination revealed a section of 
the stone. After a careful cleaning process, with water and 
Fig. 140. 
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to find himself in possession of as interesting an archieolog 
relic as yet found in New England. It is not to be wol 
hat = takes pride in showing it, and preserves it -a 
care. We were kindly allowed to make sketches 0 
and tin haa the illustrations engraved to which w 
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