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Third and take it out. If the nest be formed, great care must be 



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taken not to break it, otherwise some of the eggs remain 



in the flesh, and then you will soon be annoyed with more 

 Chegoes. After removing the nest, it is well to drop 

 spirit of turpentine into the hole ; that will most effec- 

 tually destroy any Chegoe that may be lurking there. 

 Sometimes I have taken four nests out of my feet in the 

 course of the day. 



Every evening, before sun down, it was part of my 

 toilette to examine my feet, and see that they were 

 clear of Chegoes. Now and then a nest would escape 

 the scrutiny, and then I had to smart for it a day or two 

 after. A Chegoe once lit upon the back of my hand; 

 wishful to see how he worked, I allowed him to take 

 possession. He immediately set to work, head foremost, 

 and in about half an hour he had completely buried him- 

 self in the skin. I then let him feel the point of my 

 knife, and exterminated him. 

 icks. More than once, after sitting down upon a rotten 



stump, I have found myself covered with Ticks. There 

 is a short and easy way to get quit of these unwelcome 

 adherents. Make a large fire and stand close to it, and 

 if you be covered with Ticks, they will all fall off. 



Let us now forget for a while the quadrupeds, serpents, 

 and insects, and take a transitory view of the native 

 Indians of these forests. 



There are five principal nations or tribes of Indians in 



