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fore, middle, and ring, finger. The bones of the hand 
were bent a little outwards, by which means the fift 
appeared round, and the back of it fomewhat hollow. 
J his final 1 cavity was ot great fervice to little Kitip, on 
account ot the lliortnefs and immobility of his fingers, 
especially at the time of his meals, as he ufed the back 
ot his hand inftead of a fpoon, in order to convey rice 
and other tood to his mouth. His legs were remarkably 
fliort; the leet feemed to have grown out from them 
quite folid ; for, though their motion gave reafon to 
fuppofe the exiftence of the bone of the leg and ifchia, 
there was, however, no external appearance of them. 
Tl'.e knees were entirely wanting. The'feet Were thort 
and broad. Each foot had fix toes, fimilar in form to 
the fingers, and which had grown out in the like manner, 
but with this difference, that they were connected with 
the feet by a fmall part of their round furface, and that 
the two which flood in the place of the little toe adhered 
fomewhat to each other. This dwarf was born of well- 
proportioned parents at Squoati, in the ifiand of Bali, in 
the year 1740. He never had the fmallefl interqourfe 
with the female fex, nor fhowed the lead inclination for 
it. It appeared, however, that he was far from having 
been negleCted by nature in this refpedl, and that his 
continence arofe rather from an opinion he entertained, 
that if he denied himfelf the gratification of intercourfe 
with the fex in this world, he fliould obtain a more 
perfeCt body in the next. 
C alvin Philips, an American dwarf, has lately been 
exhibited at New \ ork. At the age of eight, his height 
was twenty-fix inches and a half, and his weight twelve 
pounds, including his clothes. This phenomenon was 
born at Bridgewater, in the flate of Maffacliufetts, on 
the 14th of January 1791. His father, who is about the 
middle (ize, was twenty-four years of age when the child 
was born; and his mother, rather above the ordinary 
fize, was twenty-fix, both found and healthy. They 
have had five other children, two before and three fince 
the birth of the dwarf, all of them healthy, and of the 
ufual fize. All tire circumftances of geftation and par¬ 
turition in the cafe of this dwarf were natural : he was 
fo fmall at his birth as fcarcely to weigh two pounds ; 
his thigh was not thicker than a man’s thumb, and all 
the other parts of his body were in proportion. His 
mother, who is a poor woman, ufed to carry him in her 
bofom while fhe was fpinning. Notwithflanding his 
diminutivenefs, he was always while a child extremely 
healthy, had a good appetite, and was exempt from all 
the. difeafes of infancy, except the whooping cough, 
which was very favourable. He was weaned at feven 
months, began to creep at nine months, and to walk at 
eighteen months, but he did not begin to fpeak till he 
was four years of age. He got his fil'd teeth at ten or 
eleven months, without pain or difficulty, and has fince 
had the common number. From his birth, till two years 
old,. he grew very (lowly, afterwards more perceptibly 
till five, and fince that period has altogether ceafed to 
grow, which is afcertained both by his weight, and by 
the fize ot his clothes, worn four years ago. He is 
aitive, playful, fprightly, and very irafcible, and is com¬ 
monly occupied in the (ports of children, to which he is 
devoted in a remarkable degree. On infpeffion of his 
body undreffied, no deformity or deficiency appears ; on 
the contrary, he is every way formed with the greateft 
fymmetry. His figure difplays a pleafing and elegant 
proportion, and his face, though thin and long, is made 
of regular and agreeable features, correfponding to his 
age rather than fize, and indicating a degree of maturity, 
in point of evolution, much beyond his years. His 
complexion and hair are light, his eyes blue, and his 
general afpefl is delicate. His voice is ffirill, and lefs 
articulate than is common at his period of life. He is 
referved to Grangers; but already appears to (hew figns 
of fexual propenfity. His mental attainments appear to 
fall rather (hort of the ordinary (tandard at his age ; but 
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his fituatlon, in a variety of refpecls, has been unfavour, 
able to improvement; and it is to be wifiied that proper 
attention may be paid to the cultivation of his under- 
(landing, in order to afcertain the comparative powers of 
his mind. In His travels, as a curious fpedtacle, this 
dwarf is under the charge of his maternal grandfather 
and grandmother. The former is a large and robuit 
man, aged fiftv-fix, and the latter is about the middle 
fize, and aged fifty-four. They fay that the boy never 
fuffered any injury by blows, falls, or other accidents,' 
whether before or after his birth, and that they are un¬ 
acquainted with -any caufe to which His diminutive fize 
may be aferibed. 
To DWARI ; ', v. a. To hinder from growing to the 
natural bulk; to iefFen ; to make little.—It is reported 
that a good (Irong canvafs, fpread over a tree grafted 
low, foon after it putteth forth, will dwarf it, and make 
it fpread. Bacon. 
DWARF'ISFJ, oJj. Below the natural bulk; low; 
fmall; little ;' petty ; dcfpicable.—We (hould have loft 
oaks and cedars, and the other tall and lofty fons of the 
foreft, and have found nothing but dwarfjk fhrubs and 
creeping mofs, and defpicable muffirooms. Bentley. 
This unheard faucinefs, and boyilh troops, 
The king doth (mile at; and is well prepar’d 
To whip this decaff 1 war, thefe pigmy arms, 
From out the circle of his territories. Skakcfpeare. 
DWARF'ISHLY, adv. Like a dwarf. 
DWARF'ISHNESS,yi Minutenefs of (lature ; little- 
nefs.—’Tis no wonder that fcience hath not outgrown the 
dwarfJhncfs of its priftine ftature, and that the intellectual 
world is fucli a microcofm. Glanville. 
To DWAULE, v. a. [bpelian, Sax. to wander; dwat- 
len, Dut.] To be delirious : a provincial term. 
To DWELL, v. 7i. pret. dwelt , ox dwelled, \_dualla, old 
Teut. is Jlay, delay, duelia, Iflan. to (lay, to (land dill,] 
To inhabit; to live in a place; to refide ; to have an 
habitation.—If thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen 
poor, and be fold unto thee, thou (halt not compel him 
to ferve as a bond fervant. Lev. xxv. 39.—He (hall dwell 
alone, without the camp (hall his habitation be. Lev. 
xiii. 46.—To live in any Form of habitation.—Abraham 
fojourned in tHe land of promife as in a ((range country, 
dwelling in tabernacles. Heb. xi. 9.—To be in any (late or 
condition : 
’Tis fafer to be that which we deflroy, 
Than by deftruCtion dwell in doubtful joy. Shakefpcart. 
To be fufpended with attention ; to hang upon with care 
or fondnefs : 
Such was that face, on which I dwelt with joy, 
Ere Greece aftembled ftemm’d the tides to Troy. Pope. 
To continue long fpeaking.'—We have dwelt pretty long 
on the confiderations of (pace and duration. Locke. 
He preach’d the joys of heav’n, and pains of hell, • 
And warn’d tHe (inner with becoming zeal j 
But on eternal mercy lov’d to dwell. Dry den. 
To DWELL, », a. To inhabit. Not ufed: 
. I faw and heard ; for we fometimes 
Who dwell this wild, conftrain’d by want, come forth 
To town or village nigh. Milton. 
DWEL'LER,/. An inhabitant; one that lives in any 
place : 
Their cries foon waken all the dwellers near; 
Now murmuring noifes rife in every ftreet. Dryden. 
DWEL'LING, /. Habitation ; place of refidence ; a- 
bode.—Hazor (hall be a dwelling for dragons, and a defo> 
lation for ever. Jer. xlix. 33. 
- God will deign 
To vifit oft the dwellings of juft men. Mil ten. 
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