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ftronger than Wine : The Gum of the Tree dilfolv'd ferves 

 for a Purge. From this Tree they draw Honey, and they 

 alfo make Vinegar. A little Incifion being made in the 

 Bark, there owzes from it a Milk which is laid to cure the 

 Web that grows on the Eyes ; of the Heart of its Sprigs, 

 they make a Water which clears and ftrengthens the Sight ; 

 LaftFy, the Deco&ion of its Bark makes a Coffee Colour 

 Tin&ure inclining to red, wherewith the Fifhermen of 

 Vatyaraifo and Concon dye their Nets, to the end the Fifh 

 may difcern them the lefs. 



IktnSkim * n or ^ er t0 ca ft Nets in the Sea, thofe Fifhermen 

 make ufe of Floats inftead of Boats, being great Bags made 

 of Seal's Skins, fill'd with Wind - y fo well few'd, that a 

 very confiderable Weight will not force any of it out, for 



Plate XVI there are fome made in Peru, which will carry twelve 

 Quintals and a Half, or fifty ArroDcCs, which is twelve 

 Hundredweight and a Half : The Manner of fewing them 

 is peculiar, they pierce the two Skins put together with an 

 Awl, or a Bone of the Filh call'd Pezegallo, and into e- 

 very Hole they put a Wooden Pin, or Fifh Bone, on both 

 which they crofs wet Guts over and under, to flop the 

 Paffage of the Air exaftly. They tie two of thofe Blown 

 Bags together, by means of certain Staves laid, over them 

 both, in fuch manner that the Fore-part be brought nearer 

 than the Hind-part, and on that a Man ventures out, with 

 a Pagay, or an Oar with two Paddles, or Blades, and if 

 the Wind can help him, he puts up a little Cotton Sail : 



Laftly, 



Plate XVI. Page 120. defer ibed in Englifli. 



A. The Figure of a Float, made of the Skins of Sea-Wolves, or Seals ^ few'd 

 up, and blown full of Air, like Bladders. 



B. An Indian on a Float, feen Side-way. 



C. Another View fronting. 



D. Crofs Pieces to mite the two Sides, or Halves of the Float. 



E. Th'e Hole to blow it full of Air. 



F. The Manner of fewin? the Skins. 



G. A Sea-Wolf , or Seal a/hore. \ 



H. A Henguin. 



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