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would scarcely hold a single jar, and then another 

 so large that it would have held twenty ; and 

 when at length he produced one of a proper size, 

 he brought it nailed up for travelling (although it 

 w r as completely empty), and nailed up so effectually 

 too, that on being directed to open it that the jars 

 might be packed, he split the cover to pieces in 

 the attempt to take it off. Yet, among all my 

 negroes, Nicholas and Cubina are not equalled for 

 adroitness and intelligence by more than twenty. 

 Judge then what must be the remaining three 

 hundred ! 



April 23. 



In my medical capacity, like a true quack I 

 sometimes perform cures so unexpected, that 1 

 stand like Katterfelto, " with my hair standing on 

 end at my own wonders." Last night, Alexander, 

 the second governor, who has been seriously ill for 

 some days, sent me word, that he was suffering 

 cruelly from a pain in his head, and could get no 

 sleep. I knew not how to relieve him; but having 

 frequently observed a violent passion for perfumes 

 in the house negroes, for want of something else I 

 gave the doctoress some oil of lavender, and told 

 her to rub two or three drops upon his nostrils. 

 This morning, he told me that "to be sure what I 

 had sent him was a grand medicine indeed," for it 

 had no sooner touched his nose than he felt some- 

 tiling cold run up to his forehead, over his head, 



