New Jerfey* Raccoon. 1 5 



fevcral cock-roaches together with the 

 common ants. They were, it feems, crept 

 up a great way, in order to find a fecure 

 place of abode againft winter. On travel- 

 ling in the middle of October 1749* 

 through the uninhabited country between 

 the Englijh and French colonies, and 

 making a fire at night near a thick half 

 rotten tree, on the fliore of lake Cbamplain, 

 numbers of cock-roaches came out of the 

 wood, being wakened by the fmoke and 

 the fire, which had driven them out of 

 their holes. The Frenchmen, who were 

 then in my company, did not know them, 

 and could not give them any name. In 

 Canada the French did not remember feeing 

 any in the houfes. In Penfyfaania, I am 

 told, they run in immenfe numbers about 

 the (heaves of corn, during the harveft. 

 At other times they live commonly in the 

 houfes in the Englijh fettlements, and lie 

 in the crevices, efpecially in the cracks of 

 thofe beams which fupport the ceiling, 

 and are neareft to the chimney. 



THEY do a deal of damage by eating the 

 foft parts of the bread. If they have once 

 made a hole into a loaf, they will in a little 

 time eat all the foft part in it, fo that on 

 cutting the loaf, nothing but the cruft is 

 left. I am told they likewife eat other 



victuals. 



