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ly between the Trees, that it is difficult to get 

 through them ; which puts me in mind, that in 

 paffing fome fhort Bufhes that were feldom fre- 

 quented on the eaft fide of the Salt Ponds at 

 Saint ChriJlopherSy I obferved monftrous great 

 Spiders, and as ftrong Webs that reached from 

 Bufh to Bufh, though not fo ftrong as thofe which 

 Woods Rogers faw at Saint Vincenf^x However it 

 was fome what troublefom walking among them. 

 But indeed the common Spiders in our Houfes 

 there, have exceeding big Bodies, and thick, as 

 well as long Legs; Underneath their belly doth 

 breed and hang a white fiat and round Bag, which 

 when at maturity comes off, and flicks to any 

 part of our Houfe the Spider pleafes. And the 

 young Brood of Spiders are enclofed in this Bag^ 

 which when ripe enough for that purpofe, burfts 

 (or perhaps is eaten open) to let out confiderable 

 numbers of them. We have fome Fleas ^ but no 

 Bugs that ever I heard of, though the Ships in 

 our Bay are often pretty well ftocked with them. 

 Our common Ants are troublefome, as well as 

 very numerous ; for they oblige us to keep our 

 refined Sugar in large Glafs Bottles, that have 

 wide mouths 3 and after all, thefe little Animals 

 will eat their way thorough by the fide of the 

 Cork : So that inftead of Corks, I have known 

 Wooden Stopples made ufe of for that purpofe. 



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