. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. % 248 Novcmbtr â 1 b ii it HI |w ^^1 is m ^E 1 '('n\ I^H'jB \jA, ^Hl'B" I' i fuch numbers from the higher parts of the coun- try, the winter enfuing was uncomm
. Travels into North America [microform] : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general : with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. Natural history; Natural history; Natural history; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. % 248 Novcmbtr â 1 b ii it HI |w ^^1 is m ^E 1 '('n\ I^H'jB \jA, ^Hl'B" I' i fuch numbers from the higher parts of the coun- try, the winter enfuing was uncommonly rigor- ous and cold, and for that realbn they always look upon their coming down as a fure iign of fuch a winter. Yet this does not always provft true, as I experienced in the autumn of the year 1749 : at tliat time a great number of fquirrels came down into the colonics, yet the winter was very mild, and no colder than common. But it appeared that their migration was occafioned by the fcarcity of nuts and acorns, which happened that year in the higher parts of the country, and obliged them to come hither for their food. Therefore they generally return the next year to the place from which they came. Some people reckon fquirrel flefh a great dainty, but the generality make no account of it. The ilcin is good for little, yet fmall /traps are fome- times made of it, as it is very tough : others ufe it as a furr lining, for want of a better. Ladies flioes are likewife fometimes made of it. The Rattk'Jnake often devours the fquirrels, notwithftanding all their agility. This un- weildy creature is faid to catch fo agile an one, merely by fafcination. I have never had an op- portunity of feeing how it is done: but fo many credible people aflured me of the truth of the fadl:, and afierted that they were prefent, and paid peculiar attention to it, that I am almofl forced to believe their unanimous accounts. The fafcination is efFcdled in the following manner: the fnake lies at th
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