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Atlierosperma Moschata, which they found in the woods, and never recurred 
to it when they could command the new-found substitute. Mr. Brown also 
found that a slight infusion of the leaves of the Correa Alba so resembled tea, 
as to deceive some of those who partook of it. 
Page 318. — Orang-Outang. 
Camper states, in his anatomical treatise on the Orang-Outang of Borneo, 
that in all the specimens of this animal which he examined, the great toes 
were without nails, and thinks the want of the nail characteristic of its species. 
“ This Monkey or Orang, is possessed of the peculiar quality of having no nails 
on the great toes. In my first Orang I did not immediately perceive this 
peculiarity, but I presumed that the same would be the case with all the rest. 
“ M. Van der Meulin, on my request, took his Orang out of the vessel in 
which it was kept in spirits, and had the goodness to inform me on the 
21st June 177L that it also had no nails on the great toes. 
“ Before M. Allamand published his description, he did me the honour to 
send me a proof impression of his Orang, in which I found the nails of the 
great toes very plainly represented: this surprised me, since I also met in 
Edwards’ drawing the same large nails on the great toes. M. Alla- 
mand being in the mean time apprised by me of this difference, examined 
again his Orang, and corrected the fault of the engraver in his description, 
page 7 5. 
“ During this time I had also written to M. Rooistra, at that period a re- 
nowned physician at the London Infirmary, and formerly one of my most 
esteemed auditors, in order to examine with M. Maty of the British Museum, 
whether the Orang represented by Edwards with such large nails, had 
them in reality, on the great toes. On the 24th July 177^, I received 
for answer, ‘ that there were no nails, even no remnants of them; much less 
vestiges to be seen on the great toes of the Orang:’ so little reliance can be 
placed on engravings, if they be not executed by experienced and attentive 
draftsmen, and under inspection of men acquainted with science. 
“ The Orang presented by M. Hope, which I still preserve in spirits, 
had likewise no nails on these parts, or that which was lent me by 
M. Vosmaer; neither were they on the great toes of the live Orang. 
But there was a very small nail on the large toe of the right foot of the 
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