Laugingen, a city of Germany, is famous for the birth of Albert the
Great, who made a statue, with such admirable clockwork, that it could
walk, move its tongue, and speak distinctly.
It one day happened that Thomas d’Aquinas, disciple of Albert, having
entered the chamber where this statue was left alone, the statue
advanced towards him, and spoke to him before he was aware. Thomas was
so frighted at this, that he struck it several times, and broke to
pieces this admirable work, which had cost Albert thirty years labour.
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_To the +Editor+ of the +New-York Weekly Magazine+._