That Piece Of Ground,
With A Little Trouble, Would Make An Englishman A Most Curious Settlement,
Containing Above A Mile Square Of Rich Land.
This Evening,
came down some Toteros, tall, likely Men, having great Plenty of Buffelos,
Elks, and Bears, with other sort of Deer amongst them,
which strong Food makes large, robust Bodies.
Enquiring of them,
if they never got any of the Bezoar Stone, and giving them a Description
how it was found, the Indians told me, they had great plenty of it;
and ask'd me, What use I could make of it? I answer'd them,
That the white Men us'd it in Physick, and that I would buy some of them,
if they would get it against I came that way again. Thereupon, one of them
pull'd out a Leather-Pouch, wherein was some of it in Powder;
he was a notable Hunter, and affirm'd to me, That that Powder,
blown into the Eyes, strengthen'd the Sight and Brain exceedingly,
that being the most common Use they made of it. I bought, for 2 or 3 Flints,
a large Peach-Loaf, made up with a pleasant sort of Seed;
and this did us a singular Kindness, in our Journey. Near the Town,
within their clear'd Land, are several Bagnios, or Sweating-Houses,
made of Stone, in Shape like a large Oven. These they make much Use of;
especially, for any Pains in the Joints, got by Cold, or Travelling.
At Night, as we lay in our Beds, there arose the most violent N.W. Wind
I ever knew.
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