. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the
. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region. Chap. VIII. U M ET^I C A. 6ip KtUtte very effcaual againft the Bloody-flux, the Juice of the Leaf Upee, which cures the Wounds of poyfon'd Arrows, and a fort of fomniferous Apples, whereof the lead bite occafions a deadly Sleep. There is alfo a Tree, generally growing about the Houfes of the Natives, the Boughs whereof bruis'd between two Stones, and thrown into the Creeks of deep Water full of , caufe them to fwim above Water upon their Backs. The Later-Wood, call'd Viratiminen, turnsalfo to a good account, much more the excellent Stones, Jalper and Porphyr. Nor are there wanting Gold and Silver-Mines, which doubtlefs would yield great proht, were they open'd. The Grain of the Countrey grows on Stalks feven Foot long,on the tops whereof hang two Ears full of Kernels as big as Peafe, which ripens in four Moneths The Sugar-Canes, being of the bignefs of a Man's Arm, and about fix Foot long, are at the years end cut off, broken and prefs'd in a Mill, after which the Juice boyl'd m Copper Kettles to a certain Subftance, is put into woodden Tun. nels, iquare at the top, and narrow at bottom, with a fmall Hole, which is open'd as loon as the Sugar is lufficiently hardned, to let out the Syrrup . after which it is put into Hogflieads, and foTranfported. ;, The Hegro't which are brought from Angola and Gurnet, are fo cruelly us'd that th
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