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made, notwithstanding all kind of Malt Liquors bear a good 

 Price, nor have any of the Planters ever yet attempted it. 



Chocolate, Teas, and Coffee, are as common in Carolina 

 as with us in Ireland, particularly the last, which of late 

 Years they have industriously raised, and is now very cheap : 

 These are sober Liquors, and take off the better Sort from 

 Drinking what are hot and spirituous, who are not so ad- 

 dicted to Kum and Brandy as the inferior Sort, Caslena or 

 Yaupan, an Indian Tea, which grows here in Abundance is 

 indifferently used by Planters and Indians. 



The Fireing they use is Wood, and especially Hickery, 

 though we discovered Pit-Coal in our Journies towards the 

 Mountains, yet it is not worth their while to be at the ex- 

 pence of bringing it, Timber being so plenty. 



The chiefest Diversions here are Pishing, Fowling; and 

 Hunting, Wild Beasts, such as Deer, Bears, Kacoons, Hares, 

 Wild Turkies, with several other sorts, needless to treat of 

 here, 'till we come to describe each particular Specie. 



Horse-Racing they are fond of, for which they have Kace- 

 Paths, near each Town, and in many parts of the Country. 

 Those Paths, seldom exceed a Quarter of a Mile in length, 

 and only two Horses start at a time, each Horse has his 

 peculiar Path, which if he quits, and runs into the other, 

 looses the Race. This is agreed on to avoid Jockying. These 

 Courses being so very short, they use no manner of Art, but 

 push on with all the speed imaginable ; many of these Horses 

 are very fleet. 



It is common for People to come and go from this Prov- 

 ince to Virginia, to these publick Diversions. 



They are much addicted to Gaining, especially at Cards 

 and Dice, Hazard and All-fours, being the common Games 

 they use ; at which they play very high, nay to such a pitch, 



that 



