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two Elephants, the Skeletons whereof were found 
near Vilvorden , which he traces no higher than the 
Time of the Romans , and their Expeditions into 
thofe Countries, particularly under Galien and Roft- 
humus. Count Marfili is of the lame Opinion with 
Regard to thofe Bones and Teeth found by him in 
Tranjylvanta. He takes Notice, that whofoever is 
acquainted with the vaB Ufe the Romans made of 
Elephants in their military Expeditions, ought not 
to be furprifed that there are Bones and Teeth 
found of them in thofe Northern Countries, where 
otherwife there cannot have been any ; and he urges, 
as a farther Proof of this ABertion, That they are 
found in Pools and Lakes, it having been the CuBom 
of the Romans , to throw the CarcaBes of dead Ele- 
phants into the Water, as it is Bill pra&ifed to this 
Day with the CarcaBes of Horfes and other BeaBs, to 
prevent the DiBempers and other Inconveniencies, 
which their Putrefaction might otherwife occafion. 
On the other Hand, there are many Arguments, ta- 
ken from the Largenefs of the BeaBs, the Skeletons 
whereof are thus found under Ground, which lome- 
times far exceeds any that was, or could have been 
brought alive into Europe , from the Condition they 
are found in, and from the particular Difpofition of 
the Strata above the Places where they are found, 
whereby it appears, almoB to a DemonBration, that 
they muB be of much greater Antiquity, and that 
they cannot have been buried at the Places where 
they are found, or brought thither any otherwife, but 
by the Force of the Waters of an univerfal Deluge. 
To infiB only upon one of thefe Arguments : If the 
Skeletons of Elephants, which are thus found under 
Ground, 
