a sabiiRiine aia ee a = St 
The Natural Eiftory of J A MAI CA. 
363 
fcripta. p. 38. Mer. Met. Ins. Sur. Medicinier dela 3. efpece, de La- 
bat. W- 3. p. to | - 
Afeer the laft line add, An oval excrefcence about the bignefs of a 
Nutmeg confifting of feveral Rings, (which I believe to be from an’ 
Infect) is found in the Stalk of this Planc, and us’d for purging in’ Drop- 
fies, as Dr. Howfton hath inform’d me, This Tumor, -is‘us’d -as a! 
{neezing Powder, as Mr. Barham fays in his MSS. The Fruit of this 
Plant added to Coloquintida & Scammony, make Pil, de duobus a bet. 
ter Medicine. Id. | a ooty 
P.130. l. 21. At the end add, Caffado of Hubert, p. 39. Manihot & 
Manyor. Sib. Mer. Met. Ins. Sur- ps 4, 5, and 6’. Manioc de Labat. 
T. 1. p- 379. Cazavi ex Herba Yucca. Tradelcant. p. 27. vi 
After the laft line add, The Caribes prefs the Juice out by a Colieure 
made of Reeds, or the Leaves or Ribs of the Latanier, one end of which 
is faften’d to the Branch of a Tree, the other hath a Weight ‘or Stone 
Ut tO it. | me 
; P. 133, After]. 2. add, 1 have feen feveral bad Accidents, fays Mr. 
Barbam, happen to Negro’s, that newly come to Famaica, were Stran- 
ers to the Root, and eat it roafted ‘with the Juice, which gave a Pain 
and Sicknefs in the Stomach, fwelling in thé. whole Abdomnéh; Vomit- 
ings, Purgings, Giddinefs of the Héad, thety a Coldnefs and Shaking, 
Dimnefs of Sight, Swooning and’'Death, all in-few Hours: He fays 
alfo, that the Powder of the Maggots bred -frot ‘the’ Corttiption of 
the Juice of this Root, put utider the Nail}‘piven to drihk, poifons 
the Perfon taking it, therefore on fuch Accidents they fulpect Negroes 
with tong Nails. The fame tefls me in his MS. that a Poulteffe is 
made of this Bread and Milk ‘with’ Oil, ‘as of Wheaten Bréad, for’ tt 
pening of ‘Turnours,' ye : , pet ©, 
After \. 3x. add, The Powder’ of the dryed Leaves is a Specifick ia 
the ‘Colick, amd in aH cold, watery, -undigefted Humours’: comforts 
and fortifies the Stomach, and hath ail - the Vittnes of Rofematy. 
Mr, Barham. MS. si-Qad oaT atino e a 
At the end of the taft line add, This is wally differing from the Ted. 
crij facie Bifnagarica_tetracocos réftrata pits featens, félijs’ profa pid’e 
venofis. Pluk. Phyt. Tab, 86. Fig: '6.-Alm. p:- 363. whatever Dr: Pla- 
kenet may think. p.178 of his Mantiffa, . POL .g 
‘}.. 24. After Banifter add, Saurtirus' borryices ‘thajot folijs plantaginejs. 
Ptum:! Pl Amer. p. §4- Later aM Hast (9 110 4 ot 30 OF 21s 
P7801 6. After 1.17 add; This’ with ché-following? and that 4 
obferv’d in the Caribes defcrib’d before. p. 43. are all thate’one, by pi. 
Plakenet. \p. 15 and152 of ‘his: Mantiffa,"how:jattly, ady ‘Body pay 
fee by comparing the Defcnptions and Figures of them ‘heré, and” fh 
‘PAE! peo Riel f6 ahd pi gBh figeyons> WY Ye QS HORT Ot 
N36. After zx? ‘add, Sauruitas’ cauda “#duinca: Phurh. “Pi. Amier. 
ae ploy : MBI , Abe Fee ‘ti } Hons.) . (ef Bn 
: ae l. 51. add, Both Julus and Root are a countérpoffon, ° front 4 
Dram to two Drarts;in Powderin Madera “Wine, it chrés the Colick. 
A Gentleman gave it to-one of his deltde? wit durORarO brouptic 
‘away a great Quantity of Urine‘and Slime,’ and curd’ heit,° “Mfr. Bar- 
bam faysin his MS) ‘Obfervations.s <0) 10 ome | nstisd & eae 
PB. 36. |. v2. Ar the end aiid; Sdaturus folijs dfriplis cordatis” non wht 
Dilicatis. ‘Plum.’ Pl? Amer. ‘p: gf27°° | jg6M. Tita OI] 22860. Mt 
W497. Ar the “énd add, Sduratus' ‘alius’ ‘humbis' folio 'catnofo’ fubfs- 
tundo. Plum. Pl."Am.’ p. $1. Péivre long ide PAmeriqae: Pommer. p- 
M ¥ 19 ° 
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