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ther or no the Indians really ufed this 

 plant inftead of tobacco. The Swedes 

 are ufed to tie the leaves round their feet 

 and arms, when they have the ague. Some 

 of them prepared a tea from the leaves, for 

 the dyfentery. A Swede likewife told me, 

 that a decoction of the roots was injected 

 into the wounds of the cattle which are full 

 of worms, which killed thefe worms, and 

 made them fall out.* 



September the 28 th. The meadows 

 which are furrounded by wood, and were 

 at prefent mown, have a fine lively verdure. 

 On the contrary when they lie on hills, of 

 in open fields, or in fome elevated fituation, 

 efpecially fo that the fun may be able to act 

 upon them without any obftacles, their 

 grafs looks brown and dry. Several people 

 from Virginia told me, that on account of 

 the great heat and drought, the meadows 

 and paftures almoft always had a brown co-« 

 lour, and looked as if they were burnt. 

 The inhabitants of thofe parts do not there- 

 fore enjoy the pleafure which a European 



I feels 



* These worms are the Larva's of the Oefirus or Gadfly \ 

 which depofits its eggs on the back of cattle, ami the Lar- 

 va's being hatched from thefe eggs, caufe great fores, where- 

 in they lire till they are ready for their change. In the fouth 

 of RuJJia they ufe for the fame purpofe the decoction of Vera- 

 trum, or the white Hellebore. F. 



