68 The Natural Historic 



in these Parts, the Fruit, Leaves, and Barke are used in 

 Gargarisms for sore Throats and the Tooth-ach. 



The Ilickery Trees are of the Walbiut kind, and bears a 

 Xut as they do, whereof there are three sorts, viz. the Com- 

 mon white, the red, and the flying Bark'd. 



The common or white Ilickery grows tollerably large, but 

 is not a durable Wood, for if it be cut down and exposed to 

 the Weather, it will be quite rotten and spoiled in three 

 Years (as will likewise the Beech of this Country) but it is 

 very tough, easy to split, and maketh the best Hoops I have 

 seen. It bears a JSTut much like the Wall-nut of this Country, 

 with a Husk about it, but of an Oval Form ; the Kernels are 

 sweet, good to eat, and make Oil; the Hogs feed plentifully 

 on them in the Season, by which means they become Fat, and 

 make excellent Pork. 



The Indians gather great Quantities of these iSTuts, and 

 the Black Wall-nuts (being ripe in Autumn) which they pre- 

 serve and lay up in Stores for the Winter Season, whereof 

 they make several Dishes and Banquets; this is generally 

 done after the following Manner, they take these Nuts and 

 break them very small between two Stones, until the Shells 

 and Kernels are indifferent small, and this Powder they pre- 

 sent to Strangers upon little Wooden Dishes, the Kernel dis- 

 solves in the Mouth, the Shell is spit out, and tastes as well as 

 Almonds. They likewise thicken their Venison Broath with 

 this Powder, whilst the Shell precipitates and remains at the 

 bottom, making it very rich and agreeable in Taste ; these 

 Nuts have much the same Virtues with the Wall-nuts. 



The Red Ilickery, is so called, from the Heart thereof 

 being red, firm, and durable, whereof are made walking- 

 sticks. Mortars, Pestils, and several other fine Turners Ware. 



Both 



