2%. Whether the skin of Sea-calfs, otherwife call'd L£ 
tnantinsy be fohard, when dry 'dj that they ferve the Indian* 
far ftrields * 
24, Whether the Afhes of the htfti+mt&Tortoifcs y do hin- 
der the falling of the hair, being powcler'd therewith f 
25, Whether the Land-Grabs of thefe Ifhnds do at cer- 
tain times hide themfelves all under ground for the fpace of 
6 weeks, and during that time, change and renew their (hells? 
And whether in hiding themfelves thus, they do fo careful- 
ly cover themfelves all about with earth, that the. opening 
thereof cannot at all be perceived, thereby (hutting out the Air, 
by which they might life be annoyed , when they are quite 
Baked after they have (he i their (hells, there then remaining 
no other cover onthem,.but a very thin and tender skin, wbicb 
by liule thickneth and hardneth into a Cruft, like the old * 
26. Whether the Serpents: in thofe parts, that have black 
and white fpots on their backs, be not venemous 6 To fend o- 
ver fome of fuch Serpents sk ; ns. 
2.7. To fend over fome of the skins of thofe huge Z/- 
&ards, they call omyamaca, which , whea come to thtir full 
bignefs, are faid to be 5 foot long, tail and and all: And e^ 
fpecially to fend fome of thofe that are faid to have thefcales 
of their skins fo bright and curious, that at a diftahce. they 
refemble Cloth of Gold and Silver, 
it. Whethe (liining Flies, call'd Cucuys, hide almoft all 
their light, when taken, bur, when at liberty, afford it plen- 
29. Whether there be a fort of Bees, brown and blew, who 
make, a black waxe, but the Honey in it whither and fweeter, 
than that, of Ewopc! 
3 0. Whether in thofe pirts the Indium do cure the bitings 
of Serpents by* eating frefh citron pills, and by applying the 
Unguent, made of the bruifed head of the wounding Serpent, 
and put hot upon the wound?. 
31. Whether the Wood-lice in thofe Countreys generated 
out of rotten wood, are able, not only to eat through Trunks 
in a, day , or two v and to fpoil Linnen, Cloaths and Books 
(of which lafl they are fa:d to fpare only what is written , or 
printed 5) 
