y. A curious relic of antiquity (fig. 3) may alsobe seen in a case at the same place. It isformed of _ a few stout bars of iron crossingeach other in a peculiar manner, and which arefixed together by a number of iron studs.Your readers will, in all probability, take somelength of tinie to guess the… … Fig. 3. defend the head from the blows of an enemy;and if we imagine this iron Brain Cap (as it istermed) surmounting the head of a warrior,we may readily conceive that it would affordno slight obstacle to the blow of an antagonistssword. Yours, &c., London, June30th, 1848. W. T. R. Artists…
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