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cure Burns beyond Credit; I have seen of these Wretches 

 burnt in their Drunkenness after such a miserable man- 

 ner, that in all Appearance they could not live; yet I have 

 seen them cured in a very short time, contrary to all expecta- 

 tion; that they have been capable of going abroad in ten or 

 twelve Days. I have known others to be miserably burnt 

 with Gun Powder, which they have cured in a short time; 

 but by what Ingi-edients they perform these speedy and won- 

 derful Cures is known to none but themselves. They seldom 

 or never make known any Secrets of this ISTature to the 

 Europeans, but are very ready to serve them upon such Occa- 

 sions, if required, for a small Gratuity. 



What is worthy of Observation is, that amongst all these 

 Indians there are no running inveterate Ulcers to be met 

 with, neither do their Wounds turn to a Gangrene, and they 

 are very expert in healing all manner of green Wounds and 

 Dislocations, which they perform so speedily, that I dare 

 boldly say, that they are the greatest Artists in these kind of 

 Performances of any People in the known World. 



There was a Planter in North Carolina who had a griev- 

 ous Ulcer in his Leg for many Years, which was deemed 

 incurable by all those that beheld it; and- many attempts 

 were made by the best Christian Artists in that Country to 

 perfect the Cure, but all to no purpose, for his Leg still gi'ew 

 worse and worse; at last he was prevailed upon to apply 

 himself to one of those Indian Doctors, who performed the 

 Cure in a very short time for the value of three Shillings 

 Sterling, though it had cost him above one hundred Pounds 

 before to little or no Purpose. 



The Indian Doctor performed this Cure after the follow- 

 ing manner ; first he made a strong Decoction of the Bark of 



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