168 The Natural History 



the Blood with the Juice of Hog-lice, take away white Spots 

 in the Eye. 



The Tohacco-worm; I am not certain whether it is call'd 

 by any other J^ame, but I have call'd it so from its feeding on 

 the Tobacco-Leaves, it is exactly shaped like the Gally-worm, 

 but is something larger, and not hairy, and has two sharp 

 horns on its Head, the Body is white and Black, with as many 

 Feet as the former. This Insect I take to be another Species 

 of the Scolopenders and is destructive and pernicious in the 

 Tobacco Plantations, if there be not care taken to Search for 

 and kill them, which is a business that the IsTegroes are very 

 much employed in during the Tobacco Season. I don't find 

 that they are any way Poysonous, for I have known some of 

 the Planters make their ISTegroes eat them by way of punish- 

 ment, when they have been negligent in their Tobacco Fields, 

 and have not carefully gathered them from amongst the To- 

 bacco Leaves: what physical virtues they may be indued 

 with is uncertain. 



The Glow-worm has Wings, and it shines in the dark like 

 Fire ; their light is under their Wings, and they are generated 

 of Dew, they are most commonly to be met with in Swamps, 

 and wet low Grounds, where they are plenty they shine at a 

 great distance like a Fire, which has deceiv'd many in the 

 dark Nights. They are Anodyne, and are given with good 

 Success in the Gravel, being made into Troches, with Giu)) 

 Tragacanth, and Oil of Almonds. 



The Land-wood-ivorms are of a shining Copper colour, and 

 never exceed four or five Inches in length, and scarce as thick 

 as a Man's little Finger. They are so called from being founo 

 in old rotten Trees, and accoimted venomous in case they 

 bite ; yet I have never known any one hurt by them. 



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