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h'avedy’d in the Calving. It was To large a Calf, that 
an old experienc’d Butcher fays, that he never faw but 
one fo large at Calving: The Legs and Feet were as big 
as an ordinary Calf of 6 Weeks old. If the Butcher had 
had the Senfe to have opened the Cow immediately up- 
on killing her, in all probability the Calf might have 
been faved alive. I have charged him, when he has 
done (bowing it about, to let me have the opening of 
the Head, and then you (hall have fuch an account of 
the Brain, as my little- Skill in Anatomy will afford. 
Gillingham, March Tours , 
25. 1712. J. CRAIG. 
P. S. I had almoft forgotten to tell you, that a full 
Week before the Cow was killed (upon apprehending 
that (he had a Dropfy) the Butcher cut a Hole in her 
Belly a little above the Udder, and thruft in his Hand ^ 
but finding nothing extraordinary, fowed up the Hole, 
and the Cow eat her Hay, and was as well as before. 
March 26. This Afternoon the Butcher brought in the 
Calfs Head to me $ and after we had cut the Skin (for 
there was no Cranium ) that was expanded over the 
fore-part of the Cavity containing the Brains, I was 
furprizd to find, that there was very little Brains in it 5 
I am fure not fo much as in a Rabbit: The whole Ca- 
vity i9 not big enough to hold an ordinary Walnut. 
This to me is the moft furprizing Phenomenon of this 
monftrous Head. The Butcher thrufting his Finger rath- 
ly in, fpoilt any Obfervation I could have made upon 
the Brains. I have made him cut all the Flefh off, and 
hung up the Bones in their natural Pofition, &c. 
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