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Tbe Natural Hiflory of JAMAICA, 
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ADDITIONS 
OC 1 
Second Volume. 
AGE 3. After 1.4. add, The Gum refifts Putrefa€tion and kills 
‘= =-Worms. Mr. Barham in MS. 
I. 9. After 122 add, Labat. T. 2. p. 150? 
l.9. At the end add, Old Fultick. Tradefcant. p. 3 | 
At the end of the taft tine add, Mancenillier, de Frezier. p. 25. dé 
Labat. T. 1. p.474- 
P.4. After lL. 33 add, Mr. Barham hada Negro Servant, who wilfully 
poyfon’d himfelf with thefe Manfaneel Apples, and died of it. He would 
fain have liv’d afterwards, and complain’d of a great Heat and burning of 
his Stomach, but could not vomit. His Tongue fwell’d, was burning hot, 
and he continually calling for Water; his Eyes were red and {ftaring, 
and he very foon expir’d, The Indians put the Juice of the Tree into 
the Notches of their Arrows, that the Wounds made with them, may 
not heal, it being more poifonous than the Fruit. If .thofe Apples be 
laid into a Prefs, where are Cockeoches, they will forfake ir. The 
Trees are fcorch’d by fires made about them, before they are fell’d, 
to prevent the Milk from getting into the Eyes. This Milk grows 
into a Gum, like unto Gumm Guajacum, and us’d for it, which Mr. 
Barham, being deceiv’d firft, try’d without any Mifchief, and after- 
wards us’d it without any harm to his Patients, both in Tin@ture 
and Subftance, curing Dropfies by voiding Water by Stool and Urine, 
and after ufing the Decoction of Contrayerva and Sceel. But I think 
I have feen very dangerous Symptoms arife from taking this Gum, inftead of the 
other, it raifing dreadful Convatlficns in the Guts, which Ihave taken Notice of 
in the Preface to this Volume. 
P.'5.. After |, 21- add, The Caribes poifon their Arrows, by put 
ing their Points into a Slit made in the bark of thefe Trees, and 
letting them dry, and can take it off by fcraping, and paffing them 
through the Fire. De Labat. T.2 p. 18. 
P.8. 1.12, At the end add, Cocotier, ou Cocos de Labar, T. 1. 
Pp: 420. 
ead 2 24. add, The Cabbage of this Tree is good to eat. Labat. 
= 3: Dp. 63- 
The ced tough or thready Subftance of the Fruit, fteep’d in 
Water as common Flax, yields after beating Fibres for Ropes, and cauking 
Ships better than Oakeum, ic may make Cloth, and ferve for feveral 
other Ufes, Mr. Barham in MS. 
P.15. 1. 26 Dele Abor? and add, Arbor Cacao. Mer Met. Ins. Sur. 
p. 26. Arbor Cacau. Ej. ib. p. 63. Cacao de Labat. T. 1. p. 488. Tom. 
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