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CV. Singular Obfervations upon the Man- 
chenille Apple. By John Andrew Peyf- 
fonnel, M. D. F. R. S. Tranjlated fro?n 
the French. 
Read Nov. 1 6, ’HE cruel effeds of the tree called 
Manchenille are known to all the 
world : its milk, which the favages make ufe of to 
poifon their arrows, makes the wounds inflided with 
them mortal. The rain, which wafhes the leaves 
and branches, caufes bliders to rife like boiling oil ; 
even the lhade of the tree makes thofe who repofe 
under it to fwell and its fruit is efleemed a deadly 
poifon. I was informed, as a very extraordinary thing, 
that a breeding woman was fo mad as to eat three of 
them, which did her very little harm ; and this was 
looked upon as a miracle, and a proof of the fur- 
prifing effeds of the imagination and longings of 
women with child. 
But here is a fad, which will fcarce be credited 
by many perfons, who have frequented thefe I Hands: 
which I declare to be true. 
One Vincent Banchi, of Turin in Piedmont, a 
drong robud man, and an old foldier, of about for- 
ty-five years of age, belonging to the horfe, was a 
Have with the Turks eleven years, having been taken 
prifener at the fiege of Belgrade. He was overleer 
of my habitation towards the month of July of the 
year 1756. He was one day walking upon the lea 
lide, and feeing a great number of apples upon tire 
ground, was charmed with their beautiful colours, and 
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