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some partial Men here are more than suspected to set on the Widow. Pardon, Sir, this Interruption, and believe me,
Paris, Nov. 30. 1669.
An Extract of A Letter
SIR, IT was design'd to have examin'd the Viscera of Eliz. Travers, but her Aunt, who was with her and, took care of her, fell into such a passion upon the proposal of opening her, that she seem'd to be for the time besides her self; and I could not by any art get her out of the Chamber, where the Corps was laid out, sill she saw her nail'd up in her Coffin. I never saw such fondness shewn to a dead Body; and I was sufficiently troubled to be thus disappointed by a fond extravagant Woman: But yet I believe, if I had examin'd the Entralls, I should have seen little or nothing extraordinary. For, to the last, I could perceive no ill smell from her Breath, or streightness upon the Chest, or painfulness in her Breathing; and the Egesta per urinam, &c. were well enough. If any thing worth Observation do further occurr in these parts, I shall upon every opportunity communicate it to you, who am, &c.
An Appendix
Qu. 1. VVHether those Salt-springs do yield less water and more of the Salt, in great Droughts, than in wet seasons? Ans. Our Springs do not sensibly alter in their decrease or increase in either dry or wet seasons; for, being plentiful Springs, we have alwayes the Pitt full; Only this is observ'd by the Briners, that they make more Salt with the same quantity of Brinein
