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Paint after a 

 ft range man- 

 ner. 



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Horfcs. 



Hogs. 



Sheep,' 



Lyons. 



Black Bears. 



Strange 

 Beafts. 



UMEXICJ. ■ Chap. II. 



great quantity of thefaid Mineral from Aghenenfe (who had fhow'd him the Moun- 

 tain which produced the fame) extracted good ftore of Gold out of it ; which pof. 

 fefling Chef with a belief of having found out a bufinefs of great confluence, he 

 fent Arent Qorfen of Neu>-hal>en with the fore-mention'd Mineral to Holland . but the 

 Ship being never heard of afterwards, and the Princefs Pink, in which Captain 

 Chef was himfelf, with ftore of the new.found Mineral, being call away, the Bu. 

 finefs came to nothing. 



The Inhabitants, though divided into feveral Nations, yet agree in many things 

 as in painting their Bodies, Shields, Clubs, and other Utenfils in their Houfes! 

 The Colours wherewith they paint themfelves they prefs out of Plants, or 

 make them of certain Stones grownd into very fine Powder. The chiefeft Plant is 

 not unlike the Myrtle, onelyithath more Boughs, and bears red Berries . the Juice 

 of which being dry'd in the Sun, is afterwards preferv'd in little Bags.' The Na- 

 tives temper their Colours with Water, and paint their Bodies with the fame : It 

 is as good a Purple as can be found. They alfo draw Ships, Trees, and Beafts after 

 a very rough manner: In ftead of Feathers they wear pleited Hair, which being 

 colour'd red, hath an excellent glofs, which never fades though it Rain on the 

 fame. 



The Horfes bred in this Countrey, being either brought thither from Ent. 

 land or Utrecht, far exceed thofe of Biglijh breed ; but are both of them fubjeft to a 

 ftrangcDifeafc, of which many die in few hours. The fame Diftempcr alfo feizes 

 on Cattel if they go into Forreft Pafturc : But the onely thine to cure the fame is 

 Hay from fait Marfhy Grounds. 



The Oaken Woods have ftore of Hogs, which if taken and fatned with Turkiih 

 Wheat, are moft delicious Meat. 



The Sheep, though they breed well there, yet are very fcarce, becaufe the Plan, 

 ters not being able to fpare Men to watch them, they are often devour'd by 

 Wolves. 7 



There are alfo abundance of Deer, all forts of Fowls, Turkies, Geefe, Ducks 1 

 Pigeons, and the like. * 



The Lyons, whofe Skins the Indians bring to Market, are taken on a hioh Moun. 

 tain fifteen days Journey South.Wcft from thence. 



There are likewife many black Bears, fearful of humane kind, but if Hunted' 

 they run dire<5t on thofe that purfue them : they fleep all the Winter, lying fix 

 Weeks on one fid?, and fix on the other, and fucking their Feet all the time : They 

 generally lurk among Brambles, or in the Concavities of fome hollow Mountain. 



On the Borders of Canada there is feen fometimes a kind of Beaft which hath 

 fome refemblance with a Horfe, having cloven Feet, fliaggy Mayn, one Horn juft 

 on their Forehead, a Tail like that of a wild Hog, black Eyes, and a Deers Neck • 

 it feeds in the neareft Wildcrneffes : the Males never come amongft the Femalei 

 except at the time when they Couple, after which they grow fo ravenous, that they 

 not onely devour other Beafts, but alfo one another. 



Towards the South of New York arc many Buffles, Beafts which (according to 

 Erafmui Stella) are betwixt a Horfe and a Stag : though they are of a ftrong Conrti. 

 tution, yet they die of the fmalleft Wound, and are fubjeft to the Falling.fick- 

 nefs : they have broad branchy Horns like a Stag, fhort Tail, rough Neck, Hair 

 colour'd according to the feveral Seafons of the Year, broad and long Ears/ hang- 

 ing Lips, little Teeth, and Skin fo thick, as not cafie to be pierced : The Females 

 differ from the Males, for they have no Horns . both may eafily be made tame : 

 when Hunted, they vomit out a fort of fcalding Liquor on the Dogs: they have 



