266 November 1748. 



cannot get others in that feafon. In the fummer 

 of the year 1750, a certain kind of worms de- 

 voured the leaves of almoft all the trees in Pen- 

 fyhania ; yet they did not venture to attack the 

 leaves of the Kalmia. Some people ailerted, that 

 when a fire happened in the woods, it never 

 went further, as foon as it came to the Kalmias, 

 or Spoon trees. 



Nov. 2 1 ft. THE Swedes and all the other in- 

 habitants of the country plant great qu/.nti'les of 

 maize, both for themfelves and for their cattle. 

 It was afTcrted that it is the be ft food for hogs, 

 bccaufe it makes them very fat, and gives their 

 flem an agreeable flavour, preferable to all other 

 meat. 1 have given in two diflertations upon 

 this kind of corn to the Swedijh Royal Acadttny of 

 Sciences, which ftand in their Memoirs for 1751 

 and 1752. 



THE wheels of the carts which are here made 

 ufe of, are compofed of two different kinds of 

 wood. The felloes were made of what is called 

 the Sfan : Jh oak, and the fpokes of the white 

 oak. 



THE Safiafras tree grows every where in this 

 place. I have already obferved feveral particulars 

 in regard to it, and intend to add a few more 

 here. On throwing fome of the wood into the 

 fire, it caufes a crackling as fait does. The wood 

 is made ufe of for pofts belonging to the enclo- 

 fures, for it is faid to laft a long time in the 

 ground : but it is likewife faid, that there is 

 hardly any kind of wood, which is more, attack- 

 ed by worms than this, when it is expofedto the 

 air without cover; and that in a fliprt time it is 



quite 



