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knife, and take it out. If the nest be formed, 

 great care must be taken not to break it, otherwise 

 some of the eggs remain in the flesh, and then you 

 will soon be annoyed with more chegoes. After 

 removing the nest, it is well to drop spirit of tur- 

 pentine into the hole; that will most effectually 

 destroy any chegoe that may be lurking there. 

 Sometimes I have taken four nests out of my feet 

 in the course of the day. ^ 



Every evening, before sundown, it was part of 

 my toilette to examine my feet, and see that they 

 were clear of chegoes. Now and then a nest 

 would escape the scrutiny, and then I had to 

 smart for it a day or two after. A chegoe once 

 lit upon the back of my hand ; wishful to see how 

 he worked, I allowed him to take possession. He 

 immediately set to work, head foremost, and in 

 about half an hour he had completely buried 

 himself in the skin. I then let him feel the point 

 of my knife, and exterminated him. 



More than once, after sitting down upon a rot- 

 ten stump, I have found myself covered with 

 Ticks. There is a short and easy way to get quit 

 of these unwelcome adherents. Make a large fire 

 and stand close to it, and if you be covered with 

 ticks, they will all fall off. 



Let us now forget for a while the quadrupeds, 

 serpents, and insects, and take a transitory view 

 of the native Indians of these forests. 



There are five principal nations or tribes of 

 Indians in ci-devant Dutch Guiana, commonly 

 known by the name of "Warow, Arowack, Acoway, 

 Carib, and Macoushi. They live in small hamlets, 

 which consist of a few huts, never exceeding 



