i6 Account of Henry Moss^ ^c. 



Stoney-Point, in July, 1779 ; and at the siege of Charles- 

 ton, in South-Carolina, in May, 1780. 



For several years, Moss's principal diet has been 

 that of labourers in general ; what may be called a strong 

 diet. It consisted of beef, pork, bread of the zea, or 

 Indian-corn, besides milk and butter. Through the 

 whole course of his life, he has taken but very little 

 strong drink. His principal drink has been, and still 

 is, water. 



Moss has been married thirteen years. But he has 

 never had any children. Perhaps, it is not important 

 to observe, that he says, that his ability for the enjoy- 

 ment of venereal pleasures is not impaired. 



Previously to the change which I am about to des- 

 cribe, Moss enjoyed good health. In the autumn of 

 1777, whilst he was in the army, he was inoculated for 

 the small-pox, and had the disease very favourably. No 

 very remarkable change of the skin followed the disease : 

 none, at least, that appears to be connected with the 

 change of colour of which I am speaking. I must not, 

 however, omit to observe, that those parts of the skin 

 where the pits of the disease have been, are of a lighter 

 colour than the natural complexion. 



Last spring four years, the change first began to take 

 place. The first appearances of alteration were very 

 little white or whitish spots at the roots of the nails of 

 both his hands. Since this period, the colour of his 

 body has been gradually changing, and, at present, by 



