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Curiosities Respecting Man
89 pages
CHAPTER II
Difference between the Sexes-Comparative Number of the Sexes at a Birth-Ext ordinary Instances of Rapid Growth-Daniel…
CHAPTER III
Astonishing Acquisitions made by Blind Persons-Wonderful Performances of a Female, blind almost from Infancy-Wonderful Instances of…
CHAPTER IV
Instances of Extraordinary Fasting-Wonders of Abstinence-Sleep-walking-Sleeping Woman of Dunninald-Instances of Extraordinary…
CHAPTER V
Striking Instances of Integrity-Shocking Instances of Ingratitude-Extraordinary Instances of Honour-Surprising Effects of Anger-Remarkable…
CHAPTER VII
Combustion of the Human Body, produced by the long immoderate Use of Spirituous Liquors. From the "Journal de Physique," Pluviose, Year 8…
CHAPTER VIII
John Elwes-Daniel Dancer-Henry Wolby-John Henley-Simon Brown, and his Curious Dedication to Queen Carolina-Edward Wortley Montague-Blaise…
Contents
10 pages
CHAPTER XIII
The Beaver, and its Habitations-The Mole-The Frog-The Toad-The Rhinoceros- Crocodiles and Alligators-Fossil Crocodile-The Ornithorhynchus…
CHAPTER XV
Remarkable Strength of Affection in Animals-Surprising Instances of their Sociality- Unaccountable Faculties possessed by some…
Curiosities Respecting Birds
23 pages
CHAPTER XX
The Cuckoo-The Cormorant-The Great Bustard-The Alarm-bird-The Carrier, or Courier Pigeon-The Wild Pigeon, its multiplying Power-Singular…
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Falling or Shooting Stars
The engraving represents an extraordinary shower of these remarkable meteors, which took place at the Falls of Niagara. The view…
Temple of Tentyra, in Egypt
disposed, that the eye discovers the most just proportion every where. The majestic appearance of its construction, the variety…
Brown Bear
34 to the Lapland waters; not knowing that the all-bountiful Creator had plenteously provided insect food for them in that dreary…
Contents of Appendix
FAGE A PERSON having an even Number of Counters in one Hand, and an odd Number in the other, to tell in which Hand each of them…
Effects of an Earthquake
The engraving represents the great earthquake of 1755, in which the city of Lisbon, in Portugal, was entirely destroyed, and…
Aurora Borealis
This is an aspect of the Aurora Borealis sometimes observed in Scotland. The view embraces a portion of Loch Leven, with the…