Contents
The book is divided under different subjects, here they can be seen categorized under the following categories:
- Religious: Curious apparitions, a remarkable dream and its fulfillment, idol worship of Mexicans, the Spanish inquisition, supernatural phenomena, the providence of God and supernatural interference.
- Nature: The Horn Nosed Snake of Africa, the Halcydrus Pontoppidani, the Rattle Snake’s account, the fossil asbestos, iron, echoes and diamond mines in Hindostau.
- Accounts and travels: A remarkable account of a sea captain, the travels of Bruce in various parts of the southern hemisphere, account of David Sands, travels and adventures among savages.
- Phenomena: The phenomena of meteors and other fires, the phenomena of whirlwinds and water spouts, the phenomena of fire and earthquakes, phenomena of stone being thrown from the moon, and observations on comets.
- Other: Clockwork, chemical mistakes by infidels and embalming.
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