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difcovered by repeated experiments; and 

 that it is not frigorific, is evident not 

 only from its tafte, which is bitter, 

 and extremely pungent and hot, but 

 becaufe the Arrowauks combine it with 

 red pepper, which would deftroy its 

 effects if they depended on a frigorific 

 quality : befides, it excites inflamma- 

 tions externally, as I once unluckily ex- 

 perienced, when ftirring a parcel of hu- 

 man blood, poifoned therewith, a drop 

 accidentally fell into my left eye ; and 

 tho' I immediately plunged my head 

 into the River Demerary, by the fide 

 of which I was ftanding, it neverthe- 

 thelefs excited a painful inflammation, 

 which continued for feveral days. This 

 accident, however, I am fenfible is not 

 alone conclufive; but the particulars 

 before cited fufficiently prove the Poifon 

 of Woorara has not the qualities men- 

 tioned by Ulloa, who probably was ac- 

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