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For old Aches. 



A black Wolfs Skin is worth a Beaver Skin among the 

 Indians, being highly efteemed for helping old Aches in 

 old people, worn as a Coat; they are not mankind, as 

 in Ireland and other Countries, but do much harm by 

 deftroying of our EngliJJi Cattle. 



The Ounce. 1 



The Ounce or Wild Cat, is about the bignefs of two 

 lufry Ram Cats, preys upon Deer and our EngliJJi Poul- 

 trev: I once found fix whole Ducks in the belly of one I 

 killed by a Pond fide: Their flefh roafted is as good as 

 Lamb, and as white. 



For Aches and Jlirunk Sinews. 



Their Greafe is foveraign for all manner of Aches and 

 fhrunk Sinews: Their Skins are accounted good Fur, but 

 fomewhat courfe. 



1 Called also " lusern, or luceret," in the Voyages, p. 85 ; the loup-cervier of 

 Sagard (Hist. Can., 1636, cit. Aud. and Bachm. Vivip. Quad. N. A., p. 136) ; 

 of Dobbs's Hudson's Bay, &c. ; but more commonly called gray cat, or lynx, in 

 New.England. Wood calls it "more dangerous to be met withal than any other 

 creature: not fearing either dog or man. He useth to kill deer. . . . He hath 

 likewise a device to get geese : for, being much of the colour of a goose, he will 

 place himself close by the water; holding up his bob-tail, which is like a goose- 

 neck. The geese, seeing this counterfeit goose, approach nigh to visit him ; who, 

 with a sudden jerk, apprehends his mistrustless prey. The English kill many of 

 these, accounting them very good meat." — Netu-Eng. Prospefi, I. c. Audubon 

 and Bachman £/. c, p. 14) give a similar good account of the flesh of the bay- 

 lynx, or common wild-cat. 



