There Ran, Hard-By This Town, A Pleasant River,
Not Very Large, But, As The Indians Told Us, Well Stor'd
With Fish.
We being now among the powerful Nation of Esaws, our Landlord entertain'd us
very courteously, shewing us, that
Night, a pair of Leather-Gloves,
which he had made; and comparing them with ours, they prov'd to be
very ingeniously done, considering it was the first Tryal.
{Thursday.}
In the Morning, he desired to see the lame Man's affected Part,
to the end he might do something, which (he believ'd) would give him Ease.
After he had viewed it accordingly, he pull'd out an Instrument,
somewhat like a Comb, which was made of a split Reed,
with 15 Teeth of Rattle-Snakes set at much the same distance,
as in a large Horn-Comb: With these he scratch'd the place
where the Lameness chiefly lay, till the Blood came, bathing it,
both before and after Incision, with warm Water, spurted out of his Mouth.
This done, he ran into his Plantation, and got some Sassafras Root,
(which grows here in great plenty) dry'd it in the Embers,
scrap'd off the outward Rind, and having beat it betwixt two Stones,
apply'd it to the Part afflicted, binding it up well. Thus, in a day or two,
the Patient became sound. This day, we pass'd through a great many Towns,
and Settlements, that belong to the Sugeree-Indians, no barren Land
being found amongst them, but great plenty of Free-Stone, and good Timber.
About three in the Afternoon, we reach'd the Kadapau King's House,
where we met with one John Stewart, a Scot, then an Inhabitant
of James-River in Virginia, who had traded there for many Years.
Being alone, and hearing that the Sinnagers (Indians from Canada)
were abroad in that Country, he durst not venture homewards,
till he saw us, having heard that we were coming, above 20 days before.
It is very odd, that News should fly so swiftly among these People.
Mr. Stewart had left Virginia ever since the October before,
and had lost a day of the Week, of which we inform'd him.
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