114 The Natural History 



Parts of this Beast are good in several Disorders. The Oil 

 is used in many Cases, and especially by the Indians to paint 

 their Bodies withal. The fine Fiirr at the bottom of their 

 Bellies is used in making Hats, and the Skins for several 

 Uses, such as Hammer-Cloths for Coaches, Furniture for 

 Saddles, &c. and the black Cub's Skins for Muffs. 



The Tyger is in shape somewhat like a Lioness, but has a 

 short ISTeck. His Skin is most beautifully mottled with sev- 

 eral kinds of sj)ots resembling the Panther, only the former 

 are not so round, nor have such different Colours. They are 

 large, strong and swift Beasts, "but are never to be met with 

 in the Settlements, being more to the Westward, viz. on this 

 and the other side of the Mountains, but are very scarce and 

 seldom to be found in this Province, by what I could learn 

 from the Indians; and in our Journy up towards the Moun- 

 tains we saw but one. They have a great many young Ones 

 at a time, and are very fierce and bold Creatures, and will 

 spare neither Man nor Beast to satisfie their Hunger, as I 

 have been informed by the Indians and some of the Planters 

 who have seen and kill'd them. Pliny reporteth that the 

 young Ones are carried off in the following manner in India, 

 viz. The Hunters lie in wait to espy when the Tygress is 

 abroad, that they may have an opportunity to carry off the 

 whole Litter of Whelps at once, upon very swift Horses pre- 

 pared for that End. But when the Tygress returneth and 

 findeth her young ones gone, she pursueth most swiftly those 

 that carried them away, by the Scent. But as soon as they 

 perceive the Tygress approaching near them, they let fall one 

 of the Cuhs, which she taketh in her Mouth, and runneth bad 

 to her Den with it, and immediately pursueth again in (juost 

 of the rest of her Whelps, thus she runneth to and from her 

 Den, until such time as the TTi inters have an Opportunity to 



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