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Quills, of an Hedge-Hog, Ihorn off within an Inch 
of the Skin. 
His Face was well featured, and of a good Com- 
plexion, if not rather too ruddy ; and the Palms of 
his Hands were not harder, or in worfe Condition 
than is ufual for Workmen or Labourers. His Size 
was proper for his Age ; his Body and Limbs ftreight, 
and, excepting as to this Deformity, well Ihapen. 
This rugged Covering gave him no Pain or Uneafi- 
nefs, unlefsthat fomedmes after hard Work, it was apt 
to ftart and cleave, and caufe a Bleeding. And notwith- 
ftanding the unufualDifpofition of his Humours to form 
fo ftrange an Integument, his natural Excretions were 
faid to be in the ordinary Courfe and Manner, without 
any thing remarkable attending them. 
The Father knew of no Accident to account for 
this diftempered Habit. But faid that his Skin was 
clear at his Birth as in other Children, and fo con- 
tinued for about feven or eight Weeks, after which, 
without his being lick, it began to turn yellow, as if 
he had had the Jaundice ; from which by degrees it 
changed black, and in a little time afterwards thickned, 
and grew into that State it appeared in at prefent. That 
he has been in Health from his Birth, and hath no Sick- 
nefs at the Seafon when he fheds it. He further 
faid, that his Mother had received no Fright, to his 
Knowledge, whillt Ihe was with Child ; and hath 
born him many other Children, none of which haveever 
had this, or any other unufual Diftemper or Deformity. 
TAB. I. Fig. i. Reprefents the Back of the Boy’s 
Hand. 
Fig. z. Reprefents a Portion of this extraordinary 
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