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parts, which not only cleanses a fowl Ulcer, but after Scarifi- 

 cation, being api3lied to the Contusion or Swelling, carries 

 off the Pain, and assAvages the Tumor. Yet these People in 

 general are very careless and negligent of their Health. 



In some Places these Savages Boyl and Roast their Meat 

 extraordinary wtII, and eat abundance of Broath except those 

 Savages whom we call the ^N'aked Indians, who never make 

 use of any Soup. These travel from the Banks of the Mes- 

 sisippi to War against the Sinagars or Iroquois Indians, 

 and are commonly too hard for them except they are over 

 power'd by unequal Xumbers. These naked Indiana will 

 lye and sleep in the Woods without any Fire or covering, 

 being inur'd thereto from their Infancy. They are the most 

 hardy of all Indians that are known, and run so fast that 

 they are never taken by any other Indians that pursue them. 

 Their Enemies say that their Nimbleness and long Wind 

 proceeds from their never making use of any Broath. 



The Salts that the Indians in these parts make use of in 

 their Meat, Bread, and Soup, to give them a gTateful relish 

 are Alkalies, viz, Ashes made of the Wood of Hickery and 

 calcin'd Bones of Deers and other Animals. They never 

 eat any Sail ads, and as for Pepper, and Mustard, they imag- 

 ine us to be no better than Madmen to make use of them at 

 our Victuals. 



The Vessels that our N'eighbouring Indians make use of 

 and most other Xations are, Earthen-Pots of several sizes. 

 Their Dishes and Wooden Platters are made of the sweet 

 Gum Tree, Poplar, Sy com ore, and the like. 



Thus I have releated their manner in curing several Dis- 

 tempers ; I shall now only mention one strange Account more, 

 which was attested by the Planter himself, and several other 

 credible Persons in those Parts. 



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