This is an extraordinary appearance of the Aurora Borealis, observed by Captain Parry in his expedition to the Arctic regions. This is an aspect of the Aurora Borealis sometimes observed in Scotland. The view embraces a portion of Loch Leven, with the island and the castle in which the unfortunate Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned. OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL WONDERS AND CURIOSITIES, INCLUDING A FULL AND AUTHENTIC DESCRIPTION OF Remarkable and Astonishing Places, BEINGS, ANIMALS, CUSTOMS, EXPERIMENTS, PHENOMENA, ETC., OF BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES, IN ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE; COMPRISING CORRECT ACCOUNTS OF THE MOST WONDERFUL FREAKS OF NATURE AND ARTS OF MAN. BY REV. I. PLATTS. JLLUSTRATED WITH MANY ENGRAVINGS, NEW YORK: THE WORLD PUBLISHING HOUSE, 139 EIGHTH STREET. Abderites, or inhabitants of Abdera, curious Baptism, a curious one, 642 Adansonia; or, African calabash tree, 378 Agnesi, Maria Gaetana, account of, 120 Agrigentum, in Sicily, ruins of, 540 Air, its pressure and elasticity, 839 Beards, remarks concerning, 31 Bees, wild, curiosities of, Clothier Bee, Bees, account of an idiot-boy and, 283 of, explained, 283 Bells, baptism of, 639 Benefit of clergy, origin and history of, 623 Animal generation, curiosities respecting, Bird of Paradise, 230 Bird, singular account of one inhabiting a Bird-catching, curious method of, 260 Bacon flitch, custom at Dunmow, Essex, Burning spring in Kentucky, 493 605 Balbeck, ancient ruins of, 538 Bannian tree, 374 Burning and hot springs, 494, 495, 496, 497 Candiac, John Lewis, account of, 113 Carrier, or courier pigeon, 244 Carthage, ancient grandeur of, 542 Case, John, celebrated quack doctor, 113 Catching a hare, curious custom respect- Chameleon, particulars respecting, 175 Cheese-mite, curiosities respecting, 358 Chick, formation of in the egg, 249 Child, extraordinary arithmetical powers Chinese, funeral ceremonies of the, 610 Christmas-boxes, origin of, 633 Clock-work, extraordinary pieces of, 704 Clouds, electrified, terrible effects of, 656 Coins of the kings of England, 814 Cold, surprising effects of extreme, 659 Colours, incapacity of distinguishing, 56 immoderate use of spirits, 97 Common house-fly, curiosities of the, 337 Company of Stationers, singular custom Dancer, Daniel, account of, 104 Dajak, inhabitants of Borneo, curious fo Deaf, to make the, perceive sounds, 828 Fact, the most extraordinary on record, 744 Cotton wool, curious particulars of a pound Faquirs, travelling, 940 Fasting, extraordinary instances of, 65 Feasts, among the ancients of varions na- |