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METALS.

combination likewise new in the mineral king-dom.

These circumstances have led many scientificpersous to believe that those substances havefhllen from the moon or some other planet, whileothers are of opinion either that they are formedin the atmosphere, or are projected into it bysome unknown volcano on the surface of ourglobe.

CAROLINE.

I have heard much of these stones, but I be-lieve many people are of opinion that they areformed on the earth, and laugh at their pretendedcelestial origin.

MRS. n.

The fact of their falling is so well ascertained,that I think no person who has at all investiga-ted the subject, can. now entertain any doubt of.it. Specimens of these stones have been dis-covered in all parts of the world, and to each ofthem has some tradition ot story of its fall beenfound connected. And as the analysis of all theapeoimens affords precisely the same results, wehave thus a very strong proof that they all pro-ceed from the same source. It is to Mr. Howardthat philosophers are indebted, for having first ana-lysed these stones, and directed their attentionto this interesting subject.