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longer than other Mettals. Carfs Wartaing-ftone promifed a 
warmth for fix or eight hours if it performed but for two or three 
hours, it would be of great ufe. 'Tis found by fad experience^ how 
hurtful Bright Fires p and cfpecially of Stone-coal are to the 
Eyes. 
To retain Fire long, certain Black Earths are ufeful , as we were 
newly informed by thelnquificive Dr. 3. That a Gentleman in 
Sommertfetfhirey called ]s/lr,Sfekey had bountifully obliged 
fler^ and his Neighborhood, by a Black Fat-Earth lately found in 
his Park. But the fame Correfpondent adds , That he never faw 
any parallel to z Sea-weed, which he andfomeof his Fellow-Stu- 
dents had in Cambridge in the mouth of a Barrel of goodOyfters. ^ 
It was fmaller than Peafe-halm, yet cut, it lafted two very great 
Fires of Sea-coal, burning bright in the midft of the Fire ^ and 
byaftroakof the Tongues, it fell into the Hearth , jingling like 
Mettal. 
A Relation 
of an uncommon Accident in two Aged PerfonSr 
This was imparted by the above-mentioned Mr. Colefreffcy who 
affuresinhis Letter, containing this Account, I hat the matter of 
fad was thorowly examined by himfelf, and that he was fully, and 
in all refpeds, fatisfied of the truth thereof. 
The Relation of the one, is in the fe words. 
^ofefh shute Clerk, Parfonof ^darj (nigh Plymouth) in the 
County of Bevon, aged 8 1 years, being a temperate man, and of 
an healthy conftitution, having the in-moft Grinder loofe, and fo 
remaining, perceived, that hismouth,about three Moneths fince, 
was fomevvhatftreightned 5 and upon inquiry into the caufe of it,' 
found \ That he had a new Tooth (the third Grindcrj being the 
innermoftof the upper Jaw in the Right Cheek, which ftill remains 
firm. 
1 be Account of the other follows thus, 
Maria Stert of Benecliffe, in Ply mf ton St, Mary (near Plymouth) 
in Devon, aged about yj years, an healthy perfon, having had 
nine children, about the fortieth year of her age loft three of her 
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