204 Ottober 1748. 





the other never does, but works very eafy ; 

 others again valued it very little. It is 

 certain, that it contra&s fo much in hot 

 weather, as to occafion great cracks in 

 the boards, and in wet weather it fwells 

 fo as to be near burfting, and the people 

 hardly know of a wood in thefe parts which 

 varies fo much in contracting and expand- 

 ing itfelf. The joiners however make much 

 ufe of it in their work, they fay there are 

 two fpecies of it ; but they are merely two 

 varieties, one of which in time turns yellow 

 within, the other is white, the former is 

 faid to have a loofer texture. The bark 

 (like RuJ/ia glafs) is divifible into very thin 

 leaves, which are very tough like baft, 

 though I have never feen it employed as 

 fuch. The leaves when cruihed and ap- 

 plied to the forehead are faid to be a reme- 

 dy againft the head ach. When horfes are 

 plagued with worms, the bark is pounded, 

 and given them quite dry. Many people 

 believe its roots to be as efficacious againft 

 the fever as the jefuits bark. The trees 

 grow in all forts of dry foil, both on high 

 and low grounds, but too wet a foil will not 

 agree with them. 



OSlober the 20th. The Beaver tree is 

 to be met with in feveral parts of Penfyha- 

 nia and New Jerfey, in a poor fwampy foil, 



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