the fweat is lodg'd in the hair 5 and there breeds the vermine^.., 
and they take not the care of their heads there as here. How- 
ever., the Sfanijh Negroes vvafh their heads with foap once a week 
to prevent. being lowfies whilflT the other Negroes loofe a great 
deal of time in looking after their heads-, which by reafon of their 
curls breed Lice more than* the Engli(h } infomuch, that he af- 
firms to have feen great holes eaten by Lice in the heads of feme 
of them that were lazy. 
Eighthly y He relates, that in the Colick bilious thty often ufed 
Clyfteis of Tobacco fmoak, but with no fuccefs at all. That he 
gave the juyce of Tobacco^ an ounce in a Cly/ier, which ftupified 
extreamly, but did no other good, than for the prefent to render 
them iafenfible of their pain. He adds, that 'tis ufual to give 
Clyfteis of a pint of Brandy there, which will make them as drunk 
and mad as if they had taken it at their mouth. He obferv'd,, 
that lefs Brandy wouldfoxe them in a Clyfter then if drunk by 
them. He tryed a quarter of a pint in a Clyfter on himfelfe, and> 
it made him not dead drunk, but raging mad, (though mixt< 
with other thin s) and he faith, he remembers ftill, how unruly 
he. Was, fo as not to be held in bed, his reafon being depraved 
by thefe fumes. So he never took more of that C lyfter but? 
once, to reiterate the experiment*, the effeA being the fame. 
But he complyed with the Sfanijh Negroes, who to ncuri[h him* 
gave him a Clyfter of halfe a pint of Madera-Sack, the yolk of* 
one Egg, and a little-' Pepper, warm'd and given-ac night, -and to 
hold it in all night : which did gently warm his bowels, and afb 
him always into a gentle fleep and fweat for feme hours. He. 
faitl^ he took many of thefe in. -the- day time, theeffewt ceafc 
ing after two or three hours. 
Laflly, He takes notice of the eenfure of Simon Fault in hif 
Berbal p. 383. againft chocoUta, and faith, he cannot forgive, 
him ior it s being of opinion^ that that Liquor, it it were welt 
made and taken in a right way, is the beft Diet;. for Hypochorw* 
driaks and Chronical diftempers and the Scurvy Gout and Stone^. 
and Women lying in, and Children new-born (to prevent Con- 
vufions, and purge ih^ Meconium om) and many other diftem- 
pers, that ever came into Europe-, bur that 'tis now rather ufed fcy 
Luxury th&a iMiy.fivk ; ^nd fo compounded^ .3s 10 deftroy jheftb-* 
