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Hium, which are but one entire Bony Subftance. The 
Roots of all the Ribs made but one equal, fmooth, and 
plain Superficies with the Fertelr£ and their Apophyfes. 
The Oblique Apcphyfesol all the Vertelrdd were lo con- 
founded and loft, that it was not f offible ro obferve any 
marks of them. The Cartilagineous edge of the Fer- 
tebriB themfelves was turned to perfed Bone. In fhort, 
they were as entire as a ^celeton cut out of the fame 
Piece of Wood by a Carver would be. Being \viliing 
to fee if thefe Vertehr^ were united throughout their 
whole Diameter, or at the edges only, I fawed two of 
them afunder at theCommifTure, and found this uniting, 
did not enter above two Lines deep, and that afterwards 
their middles were feparated as they ufually are, and 
touched each other only at the edges, which was raifed 
up a little above the middle part. On the left fide at 
half a fingers breadth from the Vertelr<B^ two Ribs were 
joyned together for the fpace of an Inch, and after- 
ward run feparated and parallel hke the reft, to the Ster- 
mm. 
The Figure of this Trunk was crooked, making part 
of a Circle, the Spindd making the Convex, and the in- 
fide of the Fertehne the Concave part of this Segment. 
If the other Vert three of the Back and Neck had been 
preftrved, and bad bent in the fame Curve, they would 
have made near the half of a Circle. The direftion of 
the Ribs was unnatural, for ioftead of terminating at 
the Sternum in Parallel Semicircles nearly Horizontal, 
their Excremities where they reached the Sternum^ dipp'd 
fb much down toward the Hypogajirum^ as to touch the 
fides of the Ojfa Ilium. 
This Trunk had been found in fome Church-yard or 
Charnel-Houfe, as appeared by its dark red Colour and 
drynefs, and feeraed to be of a grown Perfon, the Bones 
being of a Proportion and Thicknefs equal to thofe of 
Old Men, The Vertdra of the Loyns were larger than 
thofe 
