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fome of them red, others yellow and blew) curious bags 

 or pouches, in works like Turkie-zuork} 



The Beaver, Ca?iis Pontiacs, Amphybious? 



The Beaver, whofe old ones are as big as an Otter, or 

 rather bigger, a Creature of a rare inftin6t, as may appar- 

 ently be feen in their artificial Dam-heads to raife the 

 water in the Ponds where they keep, and their houfes 

 having three ftories, which would be too large to dif- 

 courfe. 2 They have all of them four Cods hanging out- 

 wardly between their hinder legs, two of them are foft or 

 oyly, and two folid or hard; the Indians fay they are 

 Hermaphrodites. 



For Wind in the Stomach. 



A 



Their folid Cods are much ufed in Phyfick: Our EngliJJi- 

 wome?i in this Country ufe the powder grated, as much as 

 will lye upon a fhilling in a draught of Fiol Wine, for 

 Wind in the Stomach and Belly, and venture many times 

 in fuch cafes to give it to Women with Child: Their 

 Tails are flat, and covered with Scales without hair, [19] 

 which being flead off, and the Tail boiled, proves exceed- 

 ing good meat, being all Fat, and as fweet as Marrow. 



1 The author's account of the Indian "works in birch-bark and porcupine-quills 

 is much fuller in his Voyages, p. 143. 



2 Wood's account is far better. — Nevi-Eyig. Prosftefl, chap. vii. See page 53 

 of the Rarities for mention of the musk quash. 



