248 Lhe Natural Hiffory of Jamaica. 
and expofing it nine days to the Sun. The Juice brings down the Catame- 
nia, 18 Diuretick, opens the Belly, cleanfes the Kidnies, Bladder, and Ure- 
ters, breaks the Stone, it is likewife vulnerary. The rofted Leaf, the Juice 
fqueezd out with a little Nitre, takes away Scars if they be yet new, and 
anointed therewith. The Leaves*and Trunc are, when bakd, eatable. 
The Leaves, rofted and applied, remedy Convulfions, and take away Pains, 
efpecially if the hot Juice be drank at the fame time, even if they come from 
the Freach Difeafe. 
This Aloes after ftanding one hundred years in .4vinion, flowr'd with 
them, growing to its full Stature in forty five days, as may be feen by Fon- 
tanus in his Epiftle, in Clufins’s Cure Pofteriores. 
You muft not expect to make Aloes of the Shops of this. Col, 
The Mexican Hiftory, apud Purchas, tells us that the Children of eight or 
nine years of Age, were chaftifed with the Thorns of this thrutt into their 
Bodies, for Difobedience or Negligence, and the Priefts correGed No. 
vices with them, and brought blood for Sacrifices. The Wine made of 
this had its inebriating quality from the Root, Tepatcli mix’d with ic. f- 998. 
This is what the Women Cloath themfelves with in Sibola, Lop. de Gee 
MAY A. . 
It is ufed for a Fence, andcalled Cardon ; Shirts and Hamacsare made of 
coe The Fume from it boiled, cures the Pox, caufing very much fiveat. 
Claf. 
Lact tellsus of Nequen, a Cloath for the meaner fort in New-Spain, made 
of Lenequen, 
This bruis’d and fteep’d° makes Flax, of which they make very white 
Cloaths. C. B. and of this ¥ believe Clafias’s Thread was made, mentioned 
Exot, p. 6 7 
The Leaves boil’d yiclds Thread. The Root or Léaves bruifed putina 
River, gives a Juice intoxicating the Fifh that they may be taken by Hand. 
The great Trunc, dried, burns like a match, efpecially being rub’d againft 
with another. Dz Zertre. 
The tops and tender Leaves make Conferve, the Leaves are fic for Parch* 
ment, or Cardsto write on, and the Vapour from large peices cures the Pox: 
Duret. 
Wi, Caraguata-acanga Pif Cat. p. 118. An Ananas fylveffris Brafliana Kere 
kita vulgo.. Herm. par. Bat. Cat. p. 3? Yellow Peénenins of Dampier. “cap. 9. 
Ananas Americana fylueftrisaltera: minor Barbados ‘“Infuie Famatce Pencuin 
ditia. Pluken. Phyt. Tab. 258. Fig 4i ° Penguins, © : 
I cannot add any thing material to the Defcription éxtant in feveral Au- 
thors. wii | 
It grows very plentifully in the Cuaribes, and Jamaica, between Paffie 
Fort and the Town, as likewife towards the Sea-fide by the Salt Ponds. 
The Fruit is very acceptable by reafon of its grateful acidity, but ir 
not only fers the Teeth fpeedily on edge, but likewife brings the Skin off 
of the Roof of the Mouth and Tongue. It quenches Thirft extremely, and 
on the landing of the Exglifh Forces on Fiifpaniola, in their want of Water, 
was thought to {ave many Lives by that its quality. deh 
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