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r ious fhells, feeds, &c. and with them the bones of 
the face of a young Rhinoceros, with two horns in 
Jitu , all intire, by a captain, of an African trader, 
who brought them from Angola. 
As foon as he faw the horns, he fent to invite 
me to breakfad, and there, in company, ingenuoufly 
gave up his pad opinion, and declared for Martial ; 
and, indeed, I mud add to the praife of that great 
man, that, as I was happy in being frequently at 
his houfe, I was witnefs to many fuch indances of 
the mofl; difinterefted candor and generality, where 
any part of fcience was the topic, among his feledt 
friends. 
This anecdote I thought proper to mention upon 
the prefent occalion ; nor can too much be faid to 
his honour, among all lovers of philofophical learn- 
ing. I am, 
Your Lordlhip’s 
mod obedient Servant, 
James Parfons. 
P. S. The figure of the double horn of the Rhinoceros here 
defcribed is feen in Tab. II. The dimenfions are as follows} viz. 
The length of the anterior horn, meafuriug with a firing along 
the convex fore part, is 20 inches} perpendicular height 18} 
circumference 21 | at the bafe} the pofterior horn is in per- 
pendicular height 195} circumference round the bafe 18} 
length of both bafes together upon the nafal bones 14} and the 
weight of both together is 14 pounds 10 ounces. 
The Rhinoceros of the year 1739, defcribed in the Tranfac- 
tions, was three years old ; and the horn not three inches high ; 
an^ ^ience by comparing $hat with this, one may imagine this to 
be many years old, perhaps above twenty } and that this animal 
lives to a great age. 
It is allb plaiii that the horns are perpetual as are thofe of 
oxen. 
VII. Extra?} 
