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from a EIan's stsnrnebs
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BATHursr. Gloucester, July I, 1854.

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A circumstance of an extraordinary nature
having happened in this community. take the liberty
q bringing It before the public through the medium Of
pour Iournsl.
farmer n fhs comfy, james Mu.ock Of the fiat
Dds has been for three years and half confined
b his bed through weakness proceeding from emacia-
Eoni the Of his sickness unknown. and the
gmP.ons bore no resemblance to any other diseases
hat has appeared in this Community. All tie Doctor
pave prescribed FOR him end al With tie sane result
complete failure A few weeks ayo however q gipsy
woman who hes been telling fortunes Tor SOME tIe
Res offered TO him for SlOo Tho sum 10 be ieil III
the hands Of Mr. Ferguson who IN be The Judge OF
Me care; Mulock was to INT himself completely ~ Fer
bsniS and leave his bone for one Wee. ne e." 80
ethough his wife GemuIrad % the arrangemeit ana
ried 10 persusde him from 1t; he h0"eNer pers's,eo
And went with her accompanied by his younger bother
CHARLES End BOW we moy as well tale the story oi TIC
latter: ,,...,.,.-
entering We had some bread aud ham, Jim and bcth
4eting heartily After dinner the Gypsy said she wished
70 speak With me alone went into tie woods hsck
hon the camp. when she At once asked me II was
Wiling that jim should be handcaded AID bis feeS
bound, and TO submt altogether to ner. seld was
not Then sid she 1T 5 use wasting words about
be matter; ii you do Mt do so he II never be cured
ssked her to explain bersef she said abe would not
at last consented thinking to myself there esn DO
nothing wrong while am here. AT lea we had soHie
SALT pork fried, aud good bread. Next morning on
waking after a very vatchful night. for closed
my ewes. found jim tied np lie seemed rather pat
e0 but the gypsy told lin at once that sac Lae done 20
}eoause he wes 70 suffer good deal OF p.in before
being cured. Rssented 10 tbis. He said he was
willing 80 through with it. since lie bad begun We
kod breakfast salt porE and bread; led jim, mad We
kughed at the fierce considered E had 30 idith
Ht ell In her. After breakfast talked with The Gypsy
and asked her what she mcni told her was no child
and must sithe know her plans or would unoDse JIM
md 90 home Gg'ln. She then told me that she knew
gat Jim had living reptile in him. and that tho
3ny way 10 him 10 feed him with salt iOod ior
day or two, and then stop him from drinking 40
fetLer when ne animal would come ont TO sex Weier
She had cured Others, out must expect 10 see hn
Cnfsr awful pain and tOrttIe when nus wate! Nas
Ssopped but il would only De FOR twerty12uf or tHIy
Aosrs ! went to Jim told him AL ard asked bira II ne
Sas willing 10 undergo IL. says be- Charley, fhGi
6ona, las it, III stand it. Well. that dny passed
saIt oolk ana bread and jim very limited supply OF
water, the next day the til after dinner, " on
Sne wster was completely stopped. Now commences !
sac work Ne hecred and prayed for water be hoWled
III he was hOaTse; the thcn gave him drink O!
Eta. Considered water. but which sic told me- after
SSs salt pork-fat melted. viii water On the tops he
frank 4 il few moUthfu's and IN few minutes moro
ae than ever. lie begged ne 10 shoot INN.
20 GROWN HIN, to Go anything With hin, only I
Dot leave him in that state; toward cTcnlrg ne Dc
sere quite out of his mind water and springs Il
be Izyed evGut. lie lay that way for some tine, almost
ta!i uO.ning when he got into higa lever got
alarmed and told the gipsy thought Il lad gone far
enough; tact am too weak 20 stand Il. she told
re could do us l hked. bui If would leave him two
AoGrs longer would whether she -; the doctors were
figat She likewise told me that oose1 he would ki'l
NnseH drinking at the first wstcr met; tiled her,
IN about su hour alter size asked drag him a. the
Spr.ng d few TcCs 0Wey from the camp. We got hlr
Sesde H. .5el,id bis head wish his lips almost touch
t1g tbe vttsri she tool M hrch paa.kr, ana COM
ee1ced lining up water AID letting Al fall just before
bis Ups lie I'll tits limo quiet as y 10 WIS dead.
toueiiDes Only lie gave slight sihTcr, his month Wade
bpen ard his cyCi1s opened and sha: the white OF TIE
sye only After eboat Ten minutes. she sand
70 ne, Now whose IigLtl Bgt Keep que;.' leaned
ever and large crceu liz ard ptcpng ont Of ts
kouth; II aid + t vBufed 10 out. but
Anew Itself in again. II viii eCuc ont again. rays tic
gypsy. While che was fpeahns two lizards gded oat
To- Int, .lfI
with snsll stick au1 Slled Re other We waited
again Or minCtes when three came out but net 20
gtthrr; these killed eltlough almost escaped
from the water 70 bis mouth ere il completely dis
patched We lien waited "a Iy en- hour longer but 70
pore Lado t5cir appearance. Tue Gypsy then sad; !
ITaeIes 10 more ard proceeded &c pour water on I
H. so-eScsd. she aid so trerty Minutes pkc then
gave bun about spoonful Of water 10 drink i actcaly
tissed in his mouth $40 kept him confined thai day
hnd kalf tie next before sEe let him nee gradually H.
srcGSac bis allowance o. water
Such Is the sorry It'd by NJ Charles Mulock. end
although l an personally te1uaifted with The gen
peTan am ialorncd IAst nc Is one a iae last men N
the county 10 toll wiu. natiuth. one iact boWeve!
y elear-his brother has oca2letsy recovered his
beath and not only ms health bat lin flesh and nov
weighs 100 pounds, Lis former weight being OILY 70
pounds The lizards OF bosie green color. about
i've inches loag red cyes and f0rkcd sgues There
IA pecuiariv Gb0ut them different from the ordi1nIy
EZsrd t1Oe there bainC only two feet and SOpng nom
theuco IN wedge into tail Two Of them have lcsn
treseryed IN spirits and forwarded 10 Prof gassiz OF
Harvard University. One il preserved Ia spirits AMI
j. kept In Mr. FcIguson's Office, and the other tSo
were forwarded 10 Prof. Jack who has written 20 =
kga gentleman here 20 say that those src the only
tpecnens LIZ has met with with the exec IOu "
ere found in tae Masenm of The University Of Munich
that called he Laosta lone In the language u the
schools; and tae Munich specimen surfDscd to be
Gle only eItaHt although IT is Vel known e. the
ancient. The description given by Fythagoras, |
Rays he II have read With your specimens before me-
end have yet failed 70 diCOyer IN nDy respect tie
Slightest difference them formation or color" He !
thinks that DR. AulOOk I1ust have received them IN
trbyOtiC state by some Of those mysterious secrets
that ere fonnd IN every path Of science species. lie
Scys sponding tOit is unknown 20 dive lInd.
and all narasis have agreed thai IL requires the local
action Of the human stomach 10 produce it.
This Is be says tbs Only explanation that can be OF
fsred that Is not unphOsO2aicai; Jas ral ID clea
Ind striking. Ee says the piae forest 10 cut COWn,
rs o6n speGes seldom orpears upon the soil but
birch poplar and small slrbbcIy succeed; these ae0n
n their turn being destroyed are succeeded BY the
ThoTIe bTambie and Iaspucriy. ana argues that o
certain ioca csuse found IL unison with q certain de-
yeoPed germ is necessary produce such effect;
that in this way only tie lizard produced contrary
y the opinion Of various ancient writer's ana common
vulgar belief that they received Into the stem ny
eiDking water other neural cause OF that de-
bcrpt0E He hgs likewise sent u Ele same gentleman
sales Of questions PROFOUND 20 the Gipsy; where
fhe other cases occurred were they similar forma
o0n 20 those. etc. ETC. lie having been put in possession
ef az the facts when the specimens hin. Dir
fergUOD We believe intends 20 present his specimen
- tie ST. John Natural History Society; vii probl-
bly, bcfcrTarded q the Curator by The careful per-
Son gong " your city when you ard Others viii have
m oppor lunity OF seeing the reptile. l have sent
oopy Of this letter 70 The Gaaer for Insertion INDyx
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