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forth Eggs, which in Spring are Ants; when old tliey grow 

 winged, then suddenly after die. The Ants are of a hot and 

 dry Xature, excite lust, and wonderfully refresh the Spirits, 

 their Eggs help deafness, and many other excellent virtues are 

 atributed to them. 



The Spider is a poysonous Insect, which hurts by stinging. 

 There are divers sorts of these Insects in xlmerica, but the 

 most remarkable is the Mountain-Spider , so called, for its 

 being found commonly in the Woods near the Mountains, 

 and scarce any where else. It is the most poysonous and 

 largest of all Spiders that are yet known in America. Sev- 

 eral sorts of these Spiders make their Webs or nets so strong 

 that they often take small Birds in them. Those that have 

 the Misfortune to be stung by these insects, are afflicted with 

 different disorders, according to the Xature of the Spiders, 

 which have communicated the poyson. For you shall some- 

 time find them afflicted with violent pains at the heart, short- 

 ness of Breath, heats and colds all over the Body, tumors. 

 Inflammations, tremblings, cold sweats, vomiting, singing, 

 laughing, talking, sleeping, starting, and sometimes fear, 

 frenzy, and madness, with many other griveous symptoms, 

 which often eud in Death, without a speedy remedy be ap- 

 plied. The cure is done by bathing with decoction of stink- 

 ing Trefoil and Oil ; fomenting the part with Spunges dipt in 

 Vinegar, by application of the mullet, lees of Wine and Juice 

 of Ivy ; giving inwardly an electuary made of Tamarisk, Mitli- 

 ridate, and sometimes Musicl: The Indians cure it by suck- 

 ing the part with their Mouths, and continually spitting out 

 the venom. These Insects being made into a Plaster and ap- 

 plied to the wrists and Temples, cure Agues. 



The Ear-ivig is to be met with in this Province in the Sum- 

 mer time, and is the same as in Europe; these Insects being 



boiled 



