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MISS M'AVOY.
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19th.-—With her hands upon the window, perceived two
newly cut stones, of a yellow colour, lying one on the other,
against a wall on the other side of the street, distance about
twelve yards : also, a heap of cast iron railing, piled upon
each other. One of the company being dispatched to place
himself on the ground, stones, rails, &c. she mentioned
whenever he moved his position; perceiving him jump off
the railing ; mentioned the colours of his dress correctly,
only said that a plum-coloured coat was black ; mentioned
two children accidentally passing by at the time. She said, -
they appear very small indeed; the person who was sent
appeared about two feet high, when at the distance of
twelve yards; as he came nearer, she observed, that she
felt him grow7 bigger. All objects appear as if painted on
the glass.
August 2d, eleven o’clock. Found Miss M‘Avoy much
agitated; was unable to distinguish colours; her agitation
increased at the arrival of many visitors ; her pulse rose
from 96 to 120; attempted several times to distinguish dif-
ferent coloured cloths, but all in vain; at length became
unable to stand. At five o’clock, found Miss MfAvoy quite
recovered; had been in two or three fits after we left her
this morning; pulse 96 : her touch in the finest order.
20th.—A stone ornament, in the shape of an orange, she
took for a real orange, at the distance of two or three inches,
feeling through the plain glass. At the distance of fifteen
inches it appeared like a nut, the brightness of the colour
not diminished. At thirty inches it appeared no larger than
a pea, colour still vivid. Still imagines it to be an orange.
When she touched it, she immediately found out her mistake.
21st—An orange and an apple (stone ornaments), being
placed at different distances, she told which was the nearest,
distance five or six inches; felt them both upon the glass,
but the orange appeared the smaller, and therefore she
thought it further off.
22d.—Accurately described the features, &c. of two per-
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367
19th.-—With her hands upon the window, perceived two
newly cut stones, of a yellow colour, lying one on the other,
against a wall on the other side of the street, distance about
twelve yards : also, a heap of cast iron railing, piled upon
each other. One of the company being dispatched to place
himself on the ground, stones, rails, &c. she mentioned
whenever he moved his position; perceiving him jump off
the railing ; mentioned the colours of his dress correctly,
only said that a plum-coloured coat was black ; mentioned
two children accidentally passing by at the time. She said, -
they appear very small indeed; the person who was sent
appeared about two feet high, when at the distance of
twelve yards; as he came nearer, she observed, that she
felt him grow7 bigger. All objects appear as if painted on
the glass.
August 2d, eleven o’clock. Found Miss M‘Avoy much
agitated; was unable to distinguish colours; her agitation
increased at the arrival of many visitors ; her pulse rose
from 96 to 120; attempted several times to distinguish dif-
ferent coloured cloths, but all in vain; at length became
unable to stand. At five o’clock, found Miss MfAvoy quite
recovered; had been in two or three fits after we left her
this morning; pulse 96 : her touch in the finest order.
20th.—A stone ornament, in the shape of an orange, she
took for a real orange, at the distance of two or three inches,
feeling through the plain glass. At the distance of fifteen
inches it appeared like a nut, the brightness of the colour
not diminished. At thirty inches it appeared no larger than
a pea, colour still vivid. Still imagines it to be an orange.
When she touched it, she immediately found out her mistake.
21st—An orange and an apple (stone ornaments), being
placed at different distances, she told which was the nearest,
distance five or six inches; felt them both upon the glass,
but the orange appeared the smaller, and therefore she
thought it further off.
22d.—Accurately described the features, &c. of two per-
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