of the Ifthmus of America. 85 



hold of a Bough of the other Tree, and 

 draws up the reft of them. 



Here are no Bullocks, Horfes, AlTes, 

 Sheep, Goats, or other fuch Beafts as we£ ?/ Cac ' J 

 have for Food or Service. They are ex- Rats and 

 ceedingly pefter'd with Mice and Rats, Mlce * 

 which are moftly Grey 5 and a Brood ofcatsmuch 

 Cats therefore to deftroy thefe, might be eflecm ' d 

 as acceptable a Pre lent to them as better 

 Dogs for their Hunting. When I left the 

 Ifthmis, two of the Indians who came a- 

 board the fame V effel at the Sawballoes, 

 went a Cruifing with us towards the Corn- 

 Iflands and Cartagena : And when they were 

 difpos'd to return, and we v/ere ftudying 

 to oblige em with fome Prefent, one of 

 them fpieda Cat we had aboard, and beggd 

 it : Which we had no fooner given him, 

 but he and his Confort, without ftaying 

 for any other Gift, went immediately into 

 their Canoa, and paddled off with abun- 

 dance of Joy. They had learnt the ufe of 

 Gats while they were aboard. 



They have Snakes, but of what kind I mfefts 

 don't well remember 5 nor did I fee or hear alld Velt 

 any Rattle Snakes. Spiders they have many, mul * 

 very large, but not poifonous. They have 

 Lice in their Heads | which they feel out 

 with their Fingers, and eat as they catch 

 them. 



There is a fort of Infed like a Snail in Sbld] ^ 

 great plenty among the SambalMs^ which feft. m • • 



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