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Goldsmiths animated Nature

M. Desagulier mentions a man who by
distributing Weights in such a Manner that
every Part of his Body bore it's share was able to
raise a Weight of 2000 lb whereas a horse which
is 7 times the Bulk will not carry on his Back
above 2 or 3,00 lb. this difference is owing to the
perpendicular support of the man's Body

Fatigue of Body requires not so much sleep as that
of the mind That Prodigy of [?] at the age of
14 Phillip [?] was known to sleep 12
hours in every 24

The German Ephemerides Mention a ^young Man who
accomplished in his sleep what he was unable to do
when awake he was enjoined a severe exercise by
his Tutor who continued to observe him from a Plan
where he was concealed was surprized to see him when
asleep get up and very deliberately go to the table, then
he took out Pen Ink and Paper drew himself a [?