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I x.these,inseiisible vapours: -‘ . '
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roasting for the servants ; and I had
thelpleasure of seeing with the same
microscope, how "the fire separates
all the parts of the wood upon which
it-acts, and darts them‘by theviolence
of‘ its motion ‘against the beef that
turns before it, wounding it'as it;
were with an infinite number of ,
slxsfts, 'and so tearing ‘it to 'pieces."
-Some of whichiare conrerted into
juice, "and others into a delicate‘l<'ind
V of smoke or vapour, which filled the
kitchen, and was "very sensibly dis-‘
tinguished by our nostrils. - e“
“ Goiixg? out of the house ‘we saw,
four young men playing at ball. I,"
at tirstsight, felt a'5ti"ong inclination’
in’ favour of ‘one, and ‘as’ strong"an‘
aversion from another,‘ ‘whence-kl" be-=
gun’ earnestly to'wish 'thatthis‘rnighti-
win, and that inight lore. Iexamined
both withthe microscope, and thereby
easily ‘distinguished the sourceof these‘
passions. As the men were extremely
heated with their exercise they ‘per-l
spired strongly, sothat clouds of the’
matter flowing from them reached us.
My glass showed me distinctly‘ that
the matter perspired by him for whom
I had an inclination, was exactly‘si-"
milar to what was perspired by‘ my;
self; ‘whereas the matter emitted
from the-other‘ person was ‘absolutely
unlike mine, and sojagged and beard-
ed, that it seemedjto wound andpierce‘
.me like so many arrows. I Hence I"
discerned that the true cause of our’
sudden, inclinations and aversions con--
sists In the figures of the matter per-
. spin-ing from us‘-and from others, and
in the similarity or 'contra‘riety. of‘
‘ “ We went’out'of the city, and a
some ‘miles distance’ we -saw some
- gentlemen diverting themselves with
coursing a hare. As’ the poornnimal
I passedevery near us,‘ I had just time
to catch a glance of her with my
glass.’ -She appeared to me like a" ball
of fire moving ‘with.-prodigious ri2pi-
slit)’, and lC'aving’a"migl1ty smoke
behind ‘her. This was the 1l‘lLtt1'Cr.
J-
wALxen’s' .rirhsnNrAuv:;m'eAzr'u1g,. - c
pperspired by the animal, and I sail 7
’; that the dogs followed esactlyf the)
A! trackof that smoke, 'and.were never
at a loss e'Xcepl'.' when the. wind dis.-
sipated
flying7hare‘.”' ‘ '
t
ed by reason, and
to the senses;
‘.iNrEi;ssrnvq
wi-
, nit. JOHNSON. j
‘w -During‘ the 1ast‘visit"wh1ch tllf?
Doctor made "to'‘' Litchfielda" fl”
friends withwirhom he was" staying;
missed him one inornirig at the break.-
set off from Litchlield at a very earl)‘
hour‘, 'without-' mentioning tO.3“Y9
the -family whither he W39 g"‘“g'.
The day -passed without til? ":‘"’m;
‘of the illustrious guest‘, and tl19Pa"Y
began to be jvery uneasyon ‘3 .““'
‘count,‘when just" before the SUPP?’-
hour, the door-opened and the DOC“.
stalked; into '- the room.: A 5019"”
body daring to inquire the Cause“ '
his absence, . , d
lieved, by Johnson addressing the la
of the house, asefollows :-“.M“dam.’
of my departure this: morning’ hm:
I was constrained’ to it‘ by m)’ ‘M
sbierzce. Fifty ‘years 'ago,;-Madam’
on ‘this day, I committed a breach llfi
. ,. - n’
which has ever since 13’.
lihal piety and has not mm‘.
heavy on my mind
this day been expiiited. MY fa
you recollect, wgzsa booksellers
.-' ing ’Walsall market; and opening 3
that‘ day. '-Confined to
-this time fifty‘ years ago, to visit'!l15
...;-um
lgiviicoorrs, dc; . .1
-fast table ;‘ on‘it1duhing after hirnlogv ,-
the servantspthey understood he 3
silence ensuedlof‘ a ' few minutes; W’ ‘
thefi
ant! ‘
had long been in the halbit of attcndf’
' stall for the sale of his books. d“"“‘g7
' his -bed by’
indispo'sition,- he" requested‘ of me’, e
rrarkcf;
the cloudtha: issued from the ’
In-this short account our author‘.
-ingeniously rallies suchpersuns as 63.1‘
5 pact ocular demonstration of thing)‘;
-that do not admit of any such C"‘f.
deuce, which can only be appr?hf“d"‘
cannot .be verIflFS,l.'
which was at length '9', .
I beg your pardon for the abrUPme55' '