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The Hifiory of Book I. 



it leaves upon the ground when it pleafes, by opening that na- 

 tural purfe : when he would leave that place, he opens it again, 

 and the young ones get in, and fo he carries them with him 

 where-ever he goes. The Female fuckles them without fet- 

 ting them on the ground > for her Teats lye within that purfe, 

 which on the infide hath a much fofter fkin then that which 

 appears without. The Female commonly brings fix young 

 ones } but the Male, who hath fuch another natural purfe un- 

 der his Belly, carries them in his turn to eafe the Female, but 

 cannot fuckle them. Thefe creatures are common in Virginia^ 

 -and New-Spain ; Nature having not thought fit to beftow on 

 the Whale the convenience of fuch a bag, gave her the inven- 

 tion of hiding her young ones in her Throat, as Philoftratus 

 affirms. And the Weafil is fo fond of her young ones, that 

 out of a fear they might be taken from her, (he alfo takes 

 them into her mouth, and removes them from one place to 

 another. 



JAVAKIS. 



THere is alfo in fome of thefe Iflands, as at Tabago i a kind 

 of wild Swine, which are to be feen in like manner in 

 Brajfl 3 and Nicaragua : they are in moft things like the wild 

 Boars in our Forefts, but have very little fat : they have fliort 

 Ears, almoft no Tail, and their Navels are on their Backs : 

 fome of them are all black, others have certain white fpots 5 

 their grunting is alfo more hideous then that of tame Swine 5 

 they are called Javaris: This Venifon is of a tafte good enough,, 

 but very hardly taken s in regard the Boar having a kind of 

 vent, or hole on the Back, by which he refrefties his Lungs, is 

 in a manner indefatigable 3 and if he be fore'd to flop, and be 

 purfued by the Dogs, he is arm'd with fuch (harp and cutting 

 defenfives, that he tears to pieces all thofe that fhall fet up- 

 on him. 



T A r 0 v s. 



THe Tatoufy or Hedge- Hogs 0 which To are to be feen in 

 TabagOy are arm'd with a hard fkaly Coat, wherewith 

 they cover and fecure themfelves as with armour : They have 

 a Head and Snout like a Pig, and with the latter they turn up 

 the ground: they have alfo in every Paw five very {harp Claws 

 which they ufe the more readily to thruft away the earth, and 

 difcover the roots wherewith they are fatten'd, in the night 

 time. Some affirm, that their flefh is a very delicate meat, 

 and that there is a fmall bone in their Tails which helps Deaf- 

 nefs : It hath been confirm'd by experience, that it helps the 

 Noife or Humming, and cures the pain of the Ear , being 



thruft 



