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Show j A PETRIFIED HUMAN HEAD Hug Out Ten Feet Under the Ground at Leamington. One of the most curious phenomena which have been tinearthed at any time in this locality was yesterday brought to light by a; gentleman in Leamington, who, in digging a well on his premises, discovered, at a depth of ten feet, a petrified petri-fied human head in a remarkably fine state of preservation. The head is that of a man probably of middle age there being sufficient evidences of a well-developed mustache and beard to warrant the presumption and the features of the face are so well retained that one could almost fancy that an expression of serene complacence com-placence is still partially visible. The forehead is a receding one---one in which according to phrenology, the perceptive per-ceptive or literary observing organs are largely predominant. The "back part of the head is not so well preserved ; indeed there remains a very small portion of the extreme back part, and the whole is coated over with a fine earth-colored sand which may be easily removed. The back part is soft and will admit very readily of the insertion of any sharp-pointed instrument, instru-ment, whilo the face is hard and intact. A perfect roundness or fullness of the features contributes much to the naturalness natural-ness pf expression which the face still wears, the nose being pointed and admirably admi-rably preserved. - It is believed that an expert or . critical examination would reveal much of the interior of the forehead and brain in an undisturbed state. The phenomenon, if, it may bo termd so, is exhibited at Godbe, Pitts & Co.'s dnig store, in a glass case, and is the property of F. Whiteside O'Connor, a messenger of the Pacific Express company, who obtained it at Leamingt n station as the train stopped on its run northward yesterday. Mr, O'Connor saw some men handling it in the store which is close to the depot, and secured it, at what cost we were not informed. in-formed. - |