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ture nor air could get at limn. Mr. Minors, an emi-

nent Surgeon and Anatornift of the Middlefea- hofpnal,
when he was in the Army, at Gibraltor, faw
intim Ikeleton, landing upfight, in a dry rock, part
of which had been blown up with gunpowder, in car-
rying on lone works in the fortification., which left
urn fkeloon quite espofed. Indeed, the bones of
Ekphants have been found in Shepey-Ifland, but
much deftroyed, feveral of which I have in my Col-
leetion an account of which we have in the tall vo-
lume but one of our Tranfaelonsi their flu and
fulltance being fo confiderable, as to refill for a long
time that decay which dmfe of the human could not
withiland. To there we may add the horns of large
animals, as the elk, and others, which have been
found in bogs, preferved as the bog-cok, &c. men-
tioned.

Terra and PALATES of Fn Mrs and other Animals.

Thcfe are of fu hard and firm a texture, as to fuf-
kr no 'great change, wherefoever found ; for we fee,
that no crofion appears in them, their enamel and its
polifh being intircly preferved yet fometimes their
roots will be found changed, efpecially in the yellow
ones, having no enarnel to guard thcm in their roots.

Parrs of Vecernanes.
The leaves of plants, whol fibres are firm and dry,
will endure for a long times but thok of a fucculent
nature never can, as they putrify very foon. We fee
the leaves of ferns of feveral kinds, polypodium,

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