plains. Its size and colours are accurately repre¬ 
sented on the annexed plate. In the present illumi¬ 
nated period, it may be sufficient merely to add, 
that the extraordinary symptoms supposed to ensue 
from its bite, as well as their supposed cure by the 
power of musick alone, are entirely fabulous, and 
are now sufficiently exploded among all rational 
philosophers. 
