S8 A NATURAL HISTORY 



Others are more bulky, as thofe at 'Jerufalern^ and all 

 about »S)'nVz, not unlike our little fluvial Crabs for bigneis, which 

 they call Gambarl. 



I N the Eaji-Lidies are large Scorpions of the winged kind ; fo 

 . in Egypt, where it is reported they are armed with two Stings *. , 

 I T is obfervable, thefe large Scorpions taking their flight 

 againfl: the Wind, fometimes drop down, and fo are taken by the 

 Country- People, and perhaps fent to fcorpionize other King- 

 doms. 



The Sea-Scorpion is a flying Animal, and of a red Colour, 

 whofe Flefli is good, and much better than what they call Scor^ 

 pcena, that affeds muddy Water and moorifli Habitations. 



There is a vaft Spread of thefe venemous Animals over the 

 World, both of the winged and creeping kind, in the Eafl:ern 

 and Southern Climates. Some of them move with Tails fome- 

 what eredled, others trailing on the ground ; and are thought to 

 be more dangerous than the former : The Coal-black Scorpion is 

 accounted the mod hurtful ; 'tis faid, that in many places in 

 Perjia, the Inhabitants dare not fleep in Ground-rooms, for fear 

 of thefe little plaguy Creatures, the moil terrible of all Night- 

 walkers: Of which more elfewhere. 



A Cert A IN Hiftorian informs us of ftimulating Scorpions, 

 xhsit initio Cajhanm Part hia : They are of fmall Size, not ftrong 

 in Body, but very terrible in their Wounds, there being the 

 greatefl Malignity in their Strings j upon which is grafted this pro- 

 .verbial Curfe in that Nation, May a Scorpion of Caflian fting 

 thee -f- : But Chardin^ Tavernier, and others, place CaJJjan in Per- 

 Jia, *' where they are very much infefted with Scorpions at all 

 ** Seafons, but efpecially when the Sun is in that Sign, which is 

 " one of the twelve Signs in the Zodiack j fo that 'tis become, 

 " fays another Hifl:orian, a Curfe, May the Scorpions of Caflian 

 ^^ fling thy Gulls" This occaflons every one to be provided with 

 fovereign Remedies againfl them, which is a piece of Copper'inojiey 

 they put upon the Wound, take it oflf 24 Hours after, and apply 

 a Plaifter of Honey and Vinegar. The Holftein Ambafladors fay 

 they are very black, of the Length and Thicknefs of a Man's 



Finger, 



* Conradus Gepner in Verbut/j, p, 4. 

 t Her^er/'s Travels; Book ii. p. 13, 



