4? The Natural Hiftory, c. Book IL 
ethod fometime fince found 
However, thefe are eafily cured, by a M 
out. 
The Me- Take, for Example, one Ounce of Garlick, one of Blache Peppes oe 
Fans de- verized, and one Ounce of the Flour of Brimftone; mix oS ies oa 
them,” gether in a Quart of Rum; and for three or four Mor ae ue 3 se 
_give a Wine-Glafsful of this Infufion to the Perfon afflicte 3340 4 di 
hath a Thoufand about him, each will contract itfelf in a Coil, an 1 die, 
and then fall off in the Form of a Boil from the Surface of the Skin. 
As to Ciegoes, they will appear to the naked Eye like a ea : 
Thefe are the continual Companions of Filth and Lazinefs, trouble os 
chiefly to Negroes, and particularly to fuch new Negroes as are Peal t 
hither from Guiney, whofe Defpondency, and carelefs Regard for Life, 
from the Uncertainty, or rather Certainty of what they are to undergo, 
makes Life, at that Junéture, irkfome to them; though a few Years Ex- 
perience convinces them, that if there can be a Degree of Happinefs 
without Liberty, they enjoy a more certain Tenure, and a better Condi- 
tion of Life, here, than in their native Africa. 
Giegoes This little Animal, vexatioufly teazing, unlefs foon eradicated, generally 
covered. faftens and fettles on the Toes, or fome Part of the Feet. It is firft dif- 
covered by a moderate Itching in the Part affected, afterwards with a 
throbbing itching Pain; and if not foon carefully picked out.with a Pin 
or Needle, it will, in time, burrow or neftle one Eighth of an Inch into 
the Flefh, and there lay innumerable Quantities of Nits or Eggs, which, 
when hatched, become equally voracious, and eat the Feet into fo many 
little Cells, like Honeycombs. panies 
It is not likewife uncommon for thefe little Vermin to get into the 
Feet of People of the beft Condition ; but as they are foon taken out by 
their Slaves, it feldom proves to be of bad Confequence:: ‘Tho’ Strangers, 
not being fenfible what occafions the Itching, will fometimes let them 
remain, till they become very (8) troublefome, and perhaps require the 
Hand of the Surgeon. 
Likewife the Body-Yaws, and the Running-Yaws, fo common here, 
are Diforders unknown in Northern Climates. 
The Body- ‘The Body-Yaws appear in many protuberant flefhy Knobs, every way 
“as large as a {mall Thimble, embofling the Face, Breafts, Arms, and 
other Parts of the Body. Thefe, in time, by the Ufe of Simples, here- 
after to be mentioned, dry and fall off. , 
The Running, or the Wet, Yaws affe@ chiefly the oi i 
the Knees or Elbows, from whence continually diltil a Lae: eae 
' This Diftemper is thought to be tranfmitted in an hereditary Wa Bem 
Parents, who have had the Venereal Difeafe, to their unhappy Children 
It is obfervable, that no {mall Care, Skill, and Time, are requifite te 
cure it. 
OF 
8) Caftile Soap and Lamp-Oil, boiled to a Confilte: i ; 
Methods ot deeaying the Drecaai 0a Confiftency, and applied hot to the F cet, is one of the beft 
