Hillsboro recorder., 1888-02-09
lssIg HiddensIn Trees. 3

Some wood-cutters in the forest Of
Dromaling, England, made a. Strange
discovery. They began to fellsa vener-i
able oak, which they soon foundato be
quite hollow. Being half decayed il
speedily came to the ground with a
crash disclosing. a skeleton in excellent
preservation; even the boots, which came
above the knee, were perfect. By its
side were q powderhorn, porcelain
pipe bowl and a silver watch. The teeth
were perfect. It would seem to be the
skeleton usasman between thirty and
forty years Of sage tits coniectnred
that while engaged in hunting he climbed
tho treef for somepurpose and slipped into
the hollow trunk from which there was
no release, and he probably died of star
walton. Another mystery was found in
the heart Of the oak. From a tree Of
this kind large block, about eighteen
inches in diameter, that has been knock
ing about in various yards and wood.
sheds, was split up lately, and in it was
found an auger hole about three -fourths
of an inch in size, containing bunch Of
human hair done up in piece Of printed
paper. The hair was near the centre of
the block and fastened in with a pine
plug. 1t was apparently put in when the
tree was quite small, as the tree had
grown over. the plug to the thickness OF
about four inches, with the grain per.
fectly smooth aud straight. &
A natural curiosity was shown in 0
timber merchants workshop. This was
the nest and skeleton of bird imbedded
in piece Of beech. The timber seemed
quite sound all round the cavity, and
there was no sign Of any aperture into it;
but the timber being sawed up, the nest
with the bird sitting upon il was found, !,
The nest appeared to be bulls with mud,
and the bird resembled q titmouse.
] Probably at the looping Of a branch
cavity was formed, and the outside sub
sequently grown over. But how the bird
+ was inclosed seems difficult TO imagine.
/ In the scenter of log Of Honduras
mahogany the saw revealed large piece
/ Of honey-comb. The finder says the
wax with the cells was hard, and resem-
bled in color the appearance Of q mum.
my. The remains. Of the bees were in
crusted in the wax. Another log Of ma
hogany was being cut in veneer by q
cabinetmaker, when his attention was
attracted BY a.remarkable a. aud striking
profile Of her 9nnjesty IN Knot ia the
wood. The likeness was so true thatsll
who saw il ackno sledged the resem-
blance. Had this curiosity only been
discovered in the present year we might
have had jubilee mahogany added 10 the
never ending list Of articles so distin-
guished.
So often have toads been found In
closedin solid bodies that IL Is not sur
prising to read in Scottish paper that q
servant, while breaking large piece oI
coal for the Gre, was started to find 10
the center Of the blocka fuli-grown, toad,
which appeared 20 be Ia excellent health
and spirits. Aless common discovery was
made In Birkenhead. A gentleman
there was presepted. with . COW, 3 tolgue,
which appeared 70 be perfect 10 every fe.
spect. After the tongue was boiled b,
discovered a piece Of sandstone nefmbaddec
in it about ihree-quarters Of an inch in
lenglbs esif aa inch ID width, and /
quarsef % An iaeh IA thickness. 0Aaas
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