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remained white; but the negro was black all over. That fhe could 

 have imitated the llnging of any bird, and that imitation was the 

 only kind of mufic known in her couritry. That. any kind of vic- 

 tuals prepared with fire dilagreed with her extremely; and fhe te- 

 members particularly, that foon after (he was catched in Champagne, 

 obferving a woman feeding a child with warm milk, flie held up 

 her mouth and got a little of it, which affected her fo much, that 

 fhe lay as dead for fome time. That any flefh fhe ate, that was !ei- 

 ther falted, or prepared with fire, did not digeft with her, but turned 

 into bile, by which fhe was reduced to the laft extremity : And the 

 phylicians, in o.der to change her habit, and put French blood into 

 her veins, blooded her, till the blood ftopt of itielf; by which means, 

 and by her change of. diet and manner of life, her health is quite 

 impaired, lb that fhe cannot now perform any of thofe wonderful 

 feats of agility and flrength, which fhe formerly performed;.^ and 



fhe cannot even utter thofe ihriU cries,, ^which ufed to alarm people 



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fo much formerly, bhe fays, that when fhe was taken in her own 

 country, fhcr had only the little bludgeon above mentioned :. But in 

 the country fhe was carried to, before fhe came to Europe, fhe got 

 a longer flick, with three pieces of iron at the end of it^ one i[n the 

 middle fharp and unni\{fd^^if^Xi^jM^ other two^ each on the fide of it, 

 hooked; and the .uji^ jL^xi'iP^iSiPli-^^ny^-^ ft^b any wuld beaft, that 

 attacked her, V?ith t|^.4^axj^p^i,nt, ami with thq hooks to catch the 

 branches of tr'^-,^, iii/Ovtl^r ip^hjll Ju;3;4n climbing; and fhe faid it 

 •was particularly uiciul to her in detending her againft the bears, 

 when they attesnpted to, foil Ojs^ .her up^|t^i^j ti-c^p^ , ^fie. fays that flie 

 xemembers the cullom. of funerals, iiji her country; that 3ie defundt 

 is carried to a place where there is a, great, deal, of fnow, where he 

 is fet upon. his breech, ifi a fort of ^itle;^ jipt unljk© ar^ eafy cJiair^ 

 That bis relations approach him with imany i!eyer^;i;ce&.,^nd proftra- 

 tions, and the neareft relation makes a,,fp^ec|i,.,tq,,jih|]njL|^^wjiich flie 

 repeats in her, own language, importing that Jie h^ eyes,, ears, 



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