§6 Mr. WAFE Ks Befcriptim 



is called the Soldier-lnfeft $ but I don't re- 

 member I faw any of them upon the Main., 

 The Reafon of the Name, is becaufe of 

 the Colour 5 for one third part of his Bo- 

 dy about his Head , which is out of the 

 Shell , is in Shape and Colour like a boil'd 

 Shrimp, with little Claws, and two larger 

 ' like thofe of a Crab. That part within 

 the Shell, the Tail efpecially, is eatable, 

 and is good Food, very well tafted and de- 

 licious, like Marrow. We thruft a Skuer 

 j^eat. through this part, and roaft a pretty many 

 , of them in a row. The forepart is bony 

 and ufelefs- They feed upon the Ground, 

 eating what falls from Trees : And they 

 have under the Chin a little Bag, into 

 which they put a Referve of Food. Be- i 

 fide this, they have in them a little Sa#<i| r 

 Sand- Bag, which ffiuft always be taken out when 

 they are to be eaten. This Bag is commonly ^ 

 pretty full of Sand : And Conch and Welks, 

 and other Shell* fifti, have ufually a Sand in 

 a Veffel that runs the length of the Body 

 in manner of a Gut. 3 which we are fore 'd 

 to take out, for elfe they would be gritty 

 poifon- in ones Teeth. If thefe Soldiers eat of any 

 bus fed Q f t ] le ${anckmeel-Apip\es which drop 

 Minchi- from the Trees, their Flefti becomes fo in- 

 fff/r feftd with, that virulent Jpice, as to poifon 

 in a manner thofe who eat of it : And we 

 have had fome of our Company very 

 jkk by eating fuch as bad fed on Manchi- 



