to North- Ammca., 



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the white Fifti, which for goodnefs and nice Eat- 

 ing, are far beyond all the other Species. The Sa- 

 vages that live upon the fides of thofe little frefti- 

 water Seas, prefer the Broth of Fifh, to Meat- broth, 

 when they are indifpos'd. This choice they ground 

 upon experience; whereas the French on the other 

 hand find that Venifon Broth is at once more fub- 

 flantial and reftorative. 



The Rtvers of Canada are replenifh'd with an in- 

 finity of other fifties, that are not known in Europe. 

 The Fifh catch'd in the North- Country Rivers, are 

 different from thofe of the South; and thofe taken 

 in the Long River, which difimbogues into the Ri- 

 ver of Miffijipi, favour fo rank of Mud and Clay, 

 that 'tis impoffible to eat of em ; abating for a fort 

 of little Trouts that the Savages take in the adjacent 

 Lakes, which make a tolerable Mefs. 



The Rivers of the Otentats, and the Mijjouris, pro- 

 duce fuch odd ftiap'd fillies, that 'tis impoffible to 

 defcribe 'em without they were drawn upon Paper. 

 Thefe Fifties tafts but forrily 3 and yet the Savages love 

 it mightily, which I take to proceed from their know- 

 ing no better. 



The Trees and Fruits of the South Countries of Canada, 



fuch as we have in Europe. 



Bitter Cherry-trees, 

 Map!e-trees« 

 Afti- trees. 



fuch as we have in Europe, 



Nut-trees of two forts, 

 Chefnut- trees, 

 Apple-trees, 



& 4 



Pear trees, 



