. 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; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. 92 March 1; I- which come up very early; but fuch a meal frequently proves fatal to them. Sheep and geefe have likewife often been killed with it. By means of its root, the maize is pre- ferved from the
. 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; Sciences naturelles; Sciences naturelles. 92 March 1; I- which come up very early; but fuch a meal frequently proves fatal to them. Sheep and geefe have likewife often been killed with it. By means of its root, the maize is pre- ferved from the greedinefs of voracious birds, in the following manner: The roots are boiled in water, into which the maize is put as foon as the water is quite cool; the maize muft ly all night in it, and is then planted as ufual. When the maize-thieves, crows, or other birds, pick up or pluck out the grains of maize, their heads grow deliri- ous, and they fall, which fo frightens the reft that they never venture on the field again; when thofe which have tafted the grains recover, they leave the field, and are no more tempted to vifit it again. By thus preparing maize, one muft be very careful that no other creatures touch it 5 for when ducks or fowls eat a grain or two of the maize which is thus fteeped, they become very fick ; but if they fwallpw a confidera- ble quantity they die. When the root is thrown away raw, no animal eats it; but when it is put out boiled, its fweet tafte tempts the beafts to eat it. Dogs have been leen to eat a little of it, and have been very fick after it -, however they have recovered after a vomit, for when animals cannot free themfelvcr, of it by this means, they often die. Some people boil the root, and \va(l;. 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 Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779. London
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