. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. ound, tter to tver is It cli- e moft r quite ; their hter as . The , except i-t; that n length it Ibme- rradually and tall. firle, and ther part down, fo k, about gtU, iu^d red. Caf- Is pro- ature ; it tefticles, II that it ed in the that are iing moi'^ elevated [ 461 ] elevated than cne others, are filled with a foft refinous adhefive matter, mixed with fmall fibres, greyKh without, and yellow within, of a ftrong difagreea
. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. ound, tter to tver is It cli- e moft r quite ; their hter as . The , except i-t; that n length it Ibme- rradually and tall. firle, and ther part down, fo k, about gtU, iu^d red. Caf- Is pro- ature ; it tefticles, II that it ed in the that are iing moi'^ elevated [ 461 ] elevated than cne others, are filled with a foft refinous adhefive matter, mixed with fmall fibres, greyKh without, and yellow within, of a ftrong difagreeable and pe- netrating fcent, and very inflammable. This is the true caftoreum ; it hardens in the air, and becomes brown, brittle, and friable. The inferior bags contain an undluous liquor like honey ; the colour of which is a pale yellow, and its odour fomewhat different from the other, being rather weaker and more difagreeable; it however thickens as it grows older, and at length becomes about the confiftence of tallow. This has alfo its particular ufe in medicine, but it is not fo valuable as the true caftoreum. The ingenuity of tliefe creatures in build- ing their cabbins, and in providing for their fubfiftence is truly wonderful. When they are about to chule themfelves a ha- bitation, they aflemble in companies feme- times of two or three hundred, and after mature deliberation fix on a place where plenty of provifions, and all neceflaries are to be found. Their houfcs are always fituated in the water, and when they can lind neither lake nor pond adjacent, they endea- 'i ! I ,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. London : Printed for the author and sold by J. Walter . ..
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