Hcfa^tijjlan&s Parities. 77 



the Indians will tell you, that up in the Country there 

 are Pond Frogs as big as a Child of a year old. 



For Burns, Scalds, and Inflammations. 

 They are of a glittering brafs colour, and very fat, 

 which is excellent for Burns and Scaldings, to take out 

 the Fire, and heal them, leaving no Scar; and is alfo very 

 good to take away any Inflammation. 



The Rattle Snake, 



1 



The Rattle Snake, who poyfons with a Vapour that 

 comes thorough two crooked Fangs in their Mouth; the 

 hollow of thefe Fangs are as black as Ink: The Indians, 

 when weary with travelling, "will [39] take them up with 

 their bare hands, laying hold with one hand behind their 

 Head, with the other taking hold of their Tail, and, with 

 their teeth tear off the Skin of their backs, and feed upon 

 them alive; which they fay refrefheth them. 



For frozen Limbs, Aches, and Bruifcs. 



They have Leafs of Fat in their Bellies, which is ex- 

 cellent to annoint frozen Limbs, and for Aches and 



wise," says Wood, "be great store of frogs, which, in the spring, do chirp and 

 whistle like a bird; and, at the latter end of summer, croak like our English 

 frogs." — N. Eng. Prospetf, I. c. In his Voyages, Josselyn speaks (as Wood 

 had done) of the tree-toad, and also of another kind of toad ; and of " the eft, 

 or swift, . . . a most beautiful creature to look upon; being larger than ours, 

 and painted with glorious colours: but I lik'd him never the better for it" (p. 

 119). 



1 Wood's account (New-Eng. Prospecft, /. c.) is worth comparing with Higgin- 

 son's (New-England's Plantation, /. c.) and with Josselyn's, both here and at pp. 



