Book IIL. Iland of BARBADOS. 
That they are in greater Numbers in thofe Parithes than elfewhere, ma 
be attributed to their hilly Situation, interfperfed with high inacceffible 
Rocks, in whofe Cavities they fhelter, and there breed. 
The JESSAMIN Infeé7, 
aap this very curious Animal I am at a Lof fora Name, having 
neither {een it myfelf, nor ever heard it mentioned by any one, all 
the time I was in that Ifland. I am obliged for the following Account 
of it, fince I came to England, to a(2) Gentleman, whofe Veracity may be 
relied on, and who took one of them from a Jeflamin-tree, that was 
againft Colonel Maynard’s Houfe on his Eftate in S¥. Peter's Parifh. 
The Body of it is about Three Inches long, and fo nearly refembles 
the Bark of a Jeflamin Twig, as not eafily to be diftinguithed from it, 
infomuch that it may be fairly denominated from it. The Make of it is 
much like that of the Infe@ commonly called Yobn Cook’ s Florfe, except- 
ing that this Jeflamin Infe@ is furnifhed with a moft curious Tongue of 
the Thicknefs of a Horfe-hair, near Two Inches long, ftanding (as far as it 
hath been yet obferved) always proje&ted out of its Mouth: For the Pre. 
fervation of which moft extraordinary Member, as it is; on the one hand, 
no doubt, greatly inftrumental in procuring Food for the Owner, and on 
the other, from: its delicate Texture, lable to frequent Accidents ; Nature 
has moft kindly, and at the fame time moft wonderfully, formed a very 
curious Cafe or Scabbard for it out of its two Fore Feet, which were each 
of them hollowed exactly for the Purpofe ; and which that Gentleman 
fays he faw it make ufe of feveral times, by lifting them up, extending 
them, and clapping them together to cover the Tongue. After obferving 
it for feveral Hours, in order to preferve it perfeé, it was ftuck to a Board 
with a Pin: The Pain (as it is fuppofed) occafioned its laying a very {mall 
beautiful {peckled Egg. 
Jon Coox’s Horse, or Hac’s Horse. 
wig HO” this hath all itsLimbs in Perfe@ion ; yet it is fo fhapelefs an Ani- 
mal, that, without a narrow Infpection, it can hardly ke diftinguithed 
at firft from a dry half-rotten Piece of Straw’of atout Three’ Inches long: 
~ Its Legs, which are Four in Number, are very near as fine as thofe of 
a large Spider. It feems to be every way very inoflenfive; and it is gene- 
rally to be found upon Shrubs and Buthes. 
A great many Negroes have a Notion, that, if they kill one of thefe, 
they will be very unlucky in breaking all Earthen Wares they handle : Of 
this they are fo ftrongly perfuaded, that I have {een a Negro Wench fuf- 
fer a Whipping, rather than; when commanded to do it, kill one of them, 
The whole Body and Legs are {peckled alternately with a ruffet Brown, 
and a dull White; but not difcernible at any great Diftance.’ 
From 
(2) The Reverend Mr. Dowding, formerly Rector of St. Peter’s Parifh, in Barbades. 
