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turally of a white colour, and that they retrieve 

 their natural colour in the places they retire to, when 

 they difappear in Canada. They are indifferent 

 good to eat when they are fat, but that they feldom 

 are. In the Winter great quantities of "em are 

 catch'd about the Barns, with Nets ftretch'd out 

 upon the Straw. 



A Defer iption of the Injefts of Canada. 



TH E Adders of Canada do no harm at all. The 

 Afps indeed are very dangerous,when the People 

 bathe in the ftagnating Water towards theSouthCoun- 

 tries. The Rattle-Snake or Sounding Serpent isfocaHd,m 

 regard that at the extremity of its Tail, it has a fort 

 of a Cafe, containing certain bones which make 

 fuch a noife when the Serpent creeps along, that 

 Misheard thirty Paces off. Thefe Serpents betake 

 themfelves to flight when they hear the found of 

 Mens Feet, and commonly fleep in the Sun either 

 in green Fields, or open Woods. They never fting 

 but when they are trod upon. 



The Lowing Frogs are fo call'd with refped to their 

 croaking, which founds like the lowing of an Oxe. 

 Thefe Frogs are twice as large as thofe we have in 

 Europe. The Canada Gad- Bees are a fort of Flies a- 

 bout twice as big as Bees ; but of the fame form with 

 a common Fly. They fting only between Noon, 

 and three a Clock in the Afternoon ; but then they 

 do it fo violently, that they fetch Blood. However, 

 'tis only upon certain Rivers that they are met with. 



The Brulots are a fort of Hand-worms, which 

 cleave lb hard to the Skin, that their pricking occa- 

 fions the fame fenfe, as if 'twere a burning Coal, or 

 a fpark of Fire. Thefe little Animals are unper- 

 ceivable, though at the fame time they are pretty 

 numerous. 



