16th The wind has changed to the South
East so we have A fair wind again we run
about 8 nots an hour on our course we are
now about 800 miles from
it is not quite as cold to day as yesterday
as we are getting further South
Elder Rehearsed Nto us A vary
singular circumstan that fell under his obser-
vation which was truly A singular pheno
namen on the 22nd day of october 1845 in
[FIGURE] company with some friends He went to visit
A certain female by the name of
daughter of and living
at the villiage of 12 miles
from 15 from . She was A well sprightly child
untill her 12th year At which time she was
taken with convulsions & fits for 5 weeks
when her joys Jaws became locked & eyes
closed she lost the use of her limbs
was ownly able to turn her head
And raise her hand a few inches the
last article of food she was ever known
to eat [was] A small bite of an egg this was
upwards of eight years since during
which time there has nothing entered her
mouth or passed from her she breaths
through her nose which seems regular
and her puls beats regular but quite
feble she has grown about 2 inches in length
during this state, she looks vary plesant
has her a smile upon her countenance
It is the opinion of some the she was
not insensible as incredible as this may
seem Elder Stratton said He could not
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