

 his limbs cold and stiff, but, after rubbing

 them well, he proceeded on his way with

 little inconvenience. ..

 At this time, MT. Edson weighed 125

 pounds, and was, according to his certifi-

 cate, five feet four inches Although

 he suffered no material inconvenience from

 this exposure, he very soon remarked that

 he began to lose flesh; and his emaciation n

 has continued without abatement, to the

 present time. Ho is now five feet two

 inches in height,-measures about 25

 inches round the upper, and p inches

 round the lower part of the chest ;-the

 circumference of the arm about its centre

 is 9 inches; of the forearm, 4 1-2; the thigh, 10 l-2; the calf of the leg, 1-2; and the leg, just above the ankle, 1-2 inches. We could discover no distortion

 of any part of the body, or any mark what

 ever of existing disease. He looks and

 feels in perfect health, and is possessed of

 ordinary strength. His pulse is regular, and about 100 in the minute, e,-exclted probably by the number of visitors con- stantly about him. He walks about like r any other man, with no appearance of de- bility but, the adipose substance having f been wholly absorbed from the soles of his s I feet. he steps lightly, and not without some f soreness in this part. His appetites and . passions are natural and unabated he eat ? as much as ever, and drinks-a little too ' much he is not at all particular in the ar. ticles of his diet-making full and goot meal of whatever is set before him-ane | savs he was never sick in his life. Th' v functions of the kidneys and ofthe digestive - apparatus are performed with great regu h larity and without any excess; ms skln t dry as is usually the case in persons who arr - emaciated. He has four children, the young v est of whom is but eight months old he }, clad thin for the season, seldom sufier e from cold, and " can chop cord of woo n a day without being fatigued-

 n The family of this singular object is nc