Mr. WAFERS Voyages, &cJ 2 8 5 



It fo happen'd, that one of Lactnta's Wives be- 

 ing indifpofed, was to be let Blood which the Indians The indi- 

 perform in this Manner : The Patient is feaced on ia^^y 

 Stone in the River, and one with a fmall Bow ihootSgj^ 1 

 little Arrows into the naked Body of the Patient, 

 up and down ; fhooting them as faft as he can, and 

 not miffing any Part. But the Arrows are gaged, 

 fo that they penetrate no farther than we generally 

 thruft our Lancets : And if by chance they hit a 

 Vein which is full of Wind and the Blood fpurts out 

 a little, they will leap and skip about, Ihewing ma- 

 ny Antick Geftures, by way of Rejoycing and Tri- 

 umph. 



I was by while_this was performing on LacentaH 

 Lady : And perceiving their Ignorance, told Lacen- The A. 

 ta, that if he pleafed, I would fliew him a better bleeds La-. 

 way, without putting the Patient to fo much Tor-£?* M ' s 

 ment. Let me fee, fays he ; and at his Command n * 

 I bound up her Arm with a Piece of Bark, and 

 with my Lancet breathed a Vein : But this rafh At- 

 tempt had like to have coft me my Life. For La- 

 cent a feeing the Blood iffue out in a Stream, which 

 us'd to come Drop by Drop, got hold of his Lance 

 and fwore by his Tooth, that if fhe did any other- 

 wife than well, he would have my Pleart's Blood. 

 I was not moved, but defired him to be patient, 

 and I drew off about 12 Ounces, and bound up her 

 Arm, and defired Ihe might reft till the next Day : 

 By which Means the Fever abated, and fhe had not 

 another Fit. This gain'd me fo much Reputation, 

 that Lacenta came to me, and before all his A tten- 

 dants, bowed and kifs'd my Hand, Then the reft 

 came thick about me, and fome killed my Hand, 

 others my Knee, and fome my Foot: After which The A. 

 I was taken up in a Hammock, and carried on much re- 

 Men's Shoulders, Lacenta himfelf making a Speech iot 

 in my Praife, and commending me as much fuperi- 

 our to any of their Doftors. Thus I was carried 



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