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Weft, which refrefhes us in the Day, but is cool 

 enough in the Night, and of courfe mull prove in- 

 tenfely cold when we juft come out of fo hot a 

 Bath. I do not mean that it blows diredly from 

 the Eaft Point j for it varies from North- Eaft to 

 South-Eaft, according to the place and pofition of 

 the Sun, and in OBober it generally blows diredlly 

 from the North ; we have no Land and Sea Breezes, 

 as is ufual at "Jamaica, However, half a pint of 

 ftrong Madeira Wine enabled me to cloath, put on 

 my Riding Coat, and go brifkly home ; the next 

 Morning I was almoft as nimble as c Mounte- 

 bank's Tumbler. When I lived at Charles Town, 

 which I did for the laft nine Months of my ftay in 

 that Country, it was my cuftom to walk to this 

 River every Morning at Sun-rifing, to drink a pint 

 of its water, which I found operated both by Stoo^ 

 and Urine. Some of my Acquaintance would 

 drink of it till they puked , and fay they found 

 great benefit by fo doing ; but as I have an aver- 

 lion to puking, I never cared to ufe it in that 

 way. 



35. Towards the Sea-fide is a particular ipot of 

 ground in this River, where a Man may fet one 

 foot upon a Spring fo wondrous cold that it is ready 

 to peirce him to the very heart, and at the fame 

 moment fix his other foot upon another Spring fo 

 furprifingly hot, that it will quickly force him to 

 take it off again: But the Water there being full 



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