NEW SOUTH WALES. $1 



DISEASES. 



In all ages diseases have been the compa- 

 nions of mortals, and the natives of* New South 

 Wales have their share ; most nations kavg : their 

 cures, and all attempt to cure the maladies by 

 which they suffer. A pain in the belly, they 

 cured formerly by breathing on the hand tQ 

 warm it and applying it to the part affected, 

 singing a suitable song to the occasion, and keep- 

 ing the mouth near the affected part, frequently 

 stopping to blow on it, and making a noise, 

 after blowing, like the barking of a dog ; but 

 our settling there rendered this useless, as 

 tincture of rhubarb saves this trouble. 



In 1789, a disorder in appearance like the 

 small-pox, raged with incredible violence. 

 Some Gentlemen of the colony took a native to 

 the beach to find his former companions, and 

 so much, did his agony and expression affect 

 them, that it will never be effaced from their 

 minds ; with an anxious eve he searched round 

 every cove, no print of a human foot was to be 

 seen on the sand ; the caves in the rocks were 

 now the tombs of the dead, and not one living 

 soul was to be seen — all had flown — in the 

 silent agony of grief he lifted up his hands, and 

 then exclaimed, " all dead ! all dead !" and in 

 mournful sorrow again hung down his head, nor 

 dfd he lift it up again during the excursion. 



