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thz L^rhXy and all the parts of the Throat were as 
the relief the Body, iaa good and natural Condition as 
can be. 
I leave to others to explain how this Child could live, 
and move fo long, without Brain. 
I keep the Bones of that Skull in my Houfe, where 
any Body may have a view of it, to fatisfy their Curi- 
ofuy , when rhey pkate. 
Vi!! Fart of a Letter from Monf.GcofTcoy^F.KS. 
Dated FMis^hhtch 7. 16^9 N.S. to Dr.Sloane, 
gi'Z/ing an Account of the l^ew Regulations of 
the K<rjd Academy of Sctencef^ at Paris. 
I Shall here give you an Account of the great Splendour 
that the Ac ad em ie des Sciences has Received by the 
Regulations, Incouragement, and Orders, Monl.Hable 
Btgnott has obtained to it from the King. That Academy 
is now compofed of Ten honorary Academicians, which 
are chofen Learned and Eminent Gentlemen ; of Eight 
Strangers aflbciates , which are diftinguifhed by their 
Learning; Twenty Penfioners Fellows, Twenty Eleves, 
and Twelve French Affocktes ; out of the honorary 
Academicians, two are Elefhed every Year, one for Pre- 
fident, the other for Vice-Prefidenc ; only Twenty Pen- 
fioners have every Year 1500 French Livers ; and after 
the Death of one Penfioner, the Academy \yX\\ propofe 
to the King Three Aflociates, or Eieves, orfome- 
times others and his Majefty will call one of the Three 
for Penfioner. 
Here is the Catalogue of the Academicians, the Names 
of honorary and-Strangers Affociates, who are difpoftd 
order of Reception; but the others are diftributed in- 
to ClTflcs, into which the Academy is divided. 
Academicians 
