.of thofe poifonous animals could be difcovered, and fuch as 
might be carried in the traveller’s pocket, when proceeding on 
a long journey. Botanifls, or naturalifts, are more expofed than 
any other clafs of men, as they are conflantly wandering in the 
fields among fhrubs and grafs, where they cannot difcover thofe 
reptiles fo readily as thofe who confine themfelves to beaten 
paths. It is feldom they can carry a bed with them ; and when 
lying on the ground they are in danger of turning themfelves 
on thofe venomous creatures, who often creep near the human 
Body for the fake of warmth. It is not uncommon for them t® 
^et into beds, as I have myfelf obferved in the Eafl ladies. 
