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and the whitest is the best, they are good pleasant food 

 and of easy digestion, nourishing much, and increasing good 

 Blood, and are good against the Cholick arising from cold or 

 Tartarous humours, they help the Bloody flux, and other 

 fluxes of the Belly, and being applied help the biting of Mad- 

 dogs and Serpents. 



The Perch whereof we have five sorts in Carolina. The 

 first is the same as is to be met with in Europe, but is not 

 quite so large. They are an excellent Fish and very whol- 

 som, and good against Fevers, and the Stones in their Heads 

 near the Back bone are accounted good against the Stone in 

 the Reins. 



The second sort of Perch is call'd the white Perch because 

 it is of a Silver colour otherwise it is like the former or 

 English Perch in shape and size. These are in very great 

 plenty and preferable to the red ones in goodness. 



The third sort which are commonly call'd Welch-men, are 

 of a Brown colour and are the largest sort of Perches we 

 have in these parts, some growing to be larger than any Carp, 

 and are a very firm white and sweet Fish, and are very plenty 

 in the Bivers and Creeks. 



The fourth sort are vulgarly calFd Irish-men, these are a 

 more flat Fish than any of the former, and much resembling 

 a Bream, being all over freckled or mottled with Black and 

 Blue spots, they are a very good Fish and are never taken 

 any where but in the fresh Waters where they are very plenty. 



The fifth sort are distingiiished by the Xame of round 

 Robins and are the least sort of all, they are flat and very 

 round shaped like a Roach, are beautifully mottled with red 

 spots, and are as good Meat as any of the former, they are 

 very easily taken with a Bait, as all the rest of the Perches 

 are and are very numerous, each Creek and Biver of fresh 

 Water abounding with them. 



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