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ately dying as foon as tyed fall with a piece of 

 Silk to it. It would continue fo coming out, for 

 a yard and a half in length. His Leg fwelled, 

 and was painful enough, before the Worm had 

 made it break out into a Sore by forcing its way 

 thorough the Skin, but it then grew fomewhat 

 eafier ; however, if by rubbing his Leg againfl 

 any thing, the Worm happened to break, his Leg 

 would fwell again till the remainder of the Worm 

 appeared to come out in the felf-fame gradual 

 manner quite to the end ; after which the Sore 

 foon healed up without plaiftering. This is a cafe 

 common enough among Negroes, though not 

 White-men. 



8. We Whites are fubjeft to have a very fmall 

 fort of Worms called Chiggoes breed infenfibly in 

 our Toes, and in the Bottoms of our Feet. In two 

 days time or lefs, we perceive that they make us 

 go a little lame, and that place looks blueifli : 

 But they are eafily, and with fcarce any pain, 

 taken out of the fkin by one of our fkilful Negroes, 

 by help of a Pin or Needle ; and a little Tobacco 

 Afhes put into the hole from whence they are 

 taken, finifhes a Cure. I could obferve, by a care- 

 full furvey, Hairs growing upon them, here and 

 there, when they were gotten out whole, which 

 rarely happens : Their body is contained in a thin 

 white bag, and both together were the fize of the 



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