It is, however, remarkable, that the greater number of bodies which decrepitate, are really anhydrous and fixed, such as sulphate of potash, sulphate of barytes, chloride of sodium, &c.

Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.

Thoſe dainty parts, the dearlings of delight, / Which mote not be profan'd of common eyes,

With the memory of that roadside claw-print fresh in my mind, Akeley’s whispered paragraphs had affected me queerly; and the hints of familiarity with this unknown world of fungous life—forbidden Yuggoth—made my flesh creep more than I cared to own.