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For old Aches. 
A black Wolfs Skin is worth a Beaver Skin among the 
Indians, being highly efteemed for helping old Aches in 
old people, worn as a Coat; they are not mankind, as 
in Ireland and other Countries, but do much harm by 
deftroying of our EngliJJi Cattle. 
The Ounce} 
The Otince or Wild Cat, is about the bignefs of two 
lufly Ram Cats, preys upon Deer and our Engli/Ji Poul- 
trey: I once found fix whole Ducks in the belly of one I 
killed by a Pond fide: Their flefti roafted is as good as 
Lamb, and as white. 
For Aches and Jhrunk Sinews. 
Their Greafe is foveraign for all manner of Aches and 
fhrunk Sinews: Their Skins are accounted good Fur, but 
fomewhat courfe. 
1 Called also " lusern, or luceret," in the Voyages, p. 85 ; the loup-cervier of 
Sagard (Hist. Can., 1636, cit. Aud. and Bachm. Vivip. Quad. N. A., p. 136) ; 
of Dobbs's Hudson's Bay, &c. ; but more commonly called gray cat, or lynx, in 
New England. Wood calls it " more dangerous to be met withal than any other 
creature ; not fearing either dog or man. He useth to kill deer. . . . He hath 
likewise a device to get geese : for, being much of the colour of a goose, he will 
place himself close by the water; holding up his bob-tail, which is like a goose- 
neck. The geese, seeing this counterfeit goose, approach nigh to visit him; who, 
with a sudden jerk, apprehends his mistrustless prey. The English kill many of 
these, accounting them very good meat." — Neiv-Eng. Prospecl, I. c. Audubon 
and Bachman (/. c, p. 14) give a similar good account of the flesh of the bay- 
lvnx. or common wild-cat. 
