38 The Natural Historg 



The Cloathings used by the ]\Ieii are English Cloaths, 

 Druggets, Durois, Green Linnen, &c. The Woraen have 

 their Silks, Calicoes, Stamp-Linen, Calimanchoes and all 

 kind of Stuffs, some Avhereof are Manufactured in the Prov- 

 ince. They make few Hats, tho' they have the best Furrs in 

 plenty, but with this Article, they are commonly supplied 

 from Neiv-England, and sometimes from Europe. 



Their Diet consists chiefly of Beef, Mutton, Pork, Venison 

 in Abundance, Wild and Tame Fowl, Fish of several delicate 

 Sorts; Roots, Fruit, several kinds of Sallads, good Bread, 

 Butter, Milk, Cheese, Rice, Indian Corn, both which they 

 concoct like a H asty -Pudding : But as I shall treat more 

 particularly of the Productions of the Country in the suc- 

 ceeding Pages, I shall now proceed to their Liquors. 



The Liquors that are common in Carolina at present, and 

 chiefly made use of, are. Rum, Brandy, Mault Drink; these 

 they import. The following are made in Country, viz. Cyder, 

 Persimon-Beer, made of the Fruit of that Tree, Ceder- 

 Beer, made of Ceder-Berries ; they also make Beer of the 

 green Stalks of Indian-Corn, which they bruise and boyle: 

 They likewise make Beer of Mollosses, or common Treacle, 

 in the following manner, they take a Gallon of Mollosses, a 

 Peck of Wheaten Bran, a Pound of Hops, and a Barrel of 

 Fountain Water, all which they boile together, and work up 

 with Yest, as we do our Malt Liquors ; this is their common 

 Small-Beer, and seems to me to be the pleasantest Drink, I 

 ever tasted, either in the Indies or Europe, and I am satisfied 

 more wholsom. This is made stronger in proportion, as 

 People fancy. 



It is necessary to observe that though there is plenty of 

 Barly and Oats in this Province, yet there is no Malt Drink 



made. 



