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cawau Poifon : But the Indians them- 

 felves do not acknowledge this quality 

 in the Cane ; and I have never been 

 able, either by my own experiments, or 

 enquiries, to difcover a fingle inftance 

 of its efficacy for that purpofe. That 

 Gentleman * inftances an experiment 

 made on a fowl, at Cayenne, which was 

 wounded with one of the Poifon- arrows 

 in prefence of the Commandant, &c. 

 and which, after being dofed with Sugar, 

 betrayed no figns of indilpofition : But 

 the Sugar had not this efFed: at a fubfe- 

 quent experiment, made at Leyden> in 

 prefence of feveral of the Medical Pro- 

 feffors in that Univerlity ; tho' the acti- 

 vity of the Poifon was then confeffedly 

 impaired by the Winter : Nor did the 

 Sugar prove an antidote at the experi- 

 ments repeated by Mr. Herijfant y or at 

 an experiment made by Dr. Brock- 



* Vide Relation abregee, &c, 



lejhy, 



