fkfo^nglantis Parities. 
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the Indians will tell you, that up in the Country there 
are Pond Frogs as big as a Child of a year old. 
For Burns, Scalds, and Inflammations. 
They are of a glittering brafs colour, and very fat, 
which is excellent for Burns and Scaldings, to take out 
the Fire, and heal them, leaving no Scar; and is alfo very 
good to take away any Inflammation. 
The Rattle Snake. 1 
The Rattle Snake, who poyfons with a Vapour that 
comes thorough two crooked Fangs in their Mouth; the 
hollow of thefe Fangs are as black as Ink: The Indians, 
when weary with travelling, will [39] take them up with 
their bare hands, laying hold with one hand behind their 
Head, with the other taking hold of their Tail, and, with 
their teeth tear off the Skin of their backs, and feed upon 
them alive; which they fay refrefheth them. 
For frozen Limbs, Ac lies, and Bruifes. 
They have Leafs of Fat in their Bellies, which is ex- 
cellent to annoint frozen Limbs, and for Aches and 
wise," says Wood, "be great store of frogs, which, in the spring, do chirp and 
whistle like a bird; and, at the latter end of summer, croak like our English 
frogs." — N. Eng. Prosfieff, I. c. In his Voyages, Josselyn speaks (as Wood 
had done) of the tree-toad, and also of another kind of toad; and of "the eft, 
or swift, ... a most beautiful creature to look upon ; being larger than ours, 
and painted with glorious colours: but I lik'd him never the better for it" (p. 
119). 
1 Wood's account (New-Eng. Prospcift, /. c.) is worth comparing with Iliggin- 
son's (New-England's Plantation, /. c.) and with Josselyn's, both here and at pp. 
