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my Chin deep, and I no fwimmer, I durll not ven- 

 ture fo far in, as to feel the Springs by way of 

 Experiment -, however feveral of my Friends, 

 whofe Veracity might be depended on, aflured 

 me of its truth. 



36. At another place about two miles and a 

 half to the Southward of Charles Town, is a ve- 

 ry iharp point of Land that jets out a confidera- 

 ble way into the Sea, leaving a fmall fandy Bay 

 on each hand ; upon the rocky extremity where- 

 of I flood, whilft a tall Negro Man flipped down 

 off it into the Water, which was rather above his 

 Chin deep there -, he then ftooped down, and 

 took up fome Sand that was very warm when he 

 gave it into my hand, affirming the Spring at the 

 bottom of the Sea under him, to be fo wondrous 

 hot, that he could fcarce venture to fet his foot 

 upon it : And give me leave to acquaint you. that 

 the Negro's Feet are grown fo callous by con- 

 ftantly travelling over hard Rocks, that they can 

 have little feeling in them ; in fhort, that Spring 

 muft be hot indeed. 



37. A new hot Spring was in 171 8, difcover- 

 ed in Windward Parifh, upon clearing of a Wood 

 in order to plant the ground with Sugar-Canes, 

 juft above Camp-ground -, but I was never at the 

 trouble of paying it a vifit, hearing that it was 

 nothing extraordinary. It was no doubt always 

 before known to the Negroes who frequented 



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