( 5* ) 



angles. Thefe cavities are filled with 

 fmall oval feeds of a dark brown colour, 

 and bending fomewhat in a femicircular 

 form. Thefe feeds ftrongly diffufe the 

 fmell of Mufk, and are replete with oil, 

 which in this country is efteemed a fpe- 

 cific for the bite of venomous fnakes, 

 when taken internally, as is alfo a cata- 

 plafm compofed of the bruifed feeds, 

 and applied to the w T ound ; both of 

 thefe I have feen ufed with fuccefs. 



The Ocro Plant nearly refembles that 

 of the Mufk, except its want of fmell, 

 and of thofe pointed feta which cover 

 the Mufk Plant. Its pods are boiled 

 when young and tender, and afford an 

 agreeable nutritious food ; being of a 

 mucilaginous, flimy, and lubricative 

 texture. The female Slaves who intend 

 to procure abortion, have found the ad- 

 vantage of previoufly lubricating the 



uterine 



