THE ANACONDO. 



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BOIGUACU.-Boa Constrictor. 



ANACONDO. Euaectes mariaus. 



complaints, especially for rheumatism, strains, and bruises. Seven or eight gallons of fine 

 oil can be extracted from one of these reptiles, but the process of draining off the oil is 

 generally performed in so careless a manner, that half of the amount is usually wasted. 

 Sir R. Ker Porter has some curious remarks on the Anacondo. " This serpent is 

 not venomous nor known to injure men (at least not in this part of the New World) ; 



