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each. Some arfe o f a y e llow colour, others brown, and some b la ck ; the y ellow possess the strongest poison, but the venom o f each affects the part wounded with frigidity, which takes place soon after the sting has been inflicted. During the summer, the city o f Marocco is so infested with this venomous reptile, that it is not uncommon to find them in the beds ; all persons, therefore, who visit Marocco at this season o f the year, should ha ve the feet o f their bedsteads placed in tubs or pans o f w a te r ; thi precaution w ill also prevent the attack o f bugs, which in summer are a perfect nuisance; but the inhabitants are accustomed to all these sorts o f inconveniences, and care little about them. Most families in Marocco keep a bottle o f scorpions infused in o liv e oil, which is used whenever any person is stung by them; for although the scorpion carries an antidote in itself, it is not a lwa y s to be caught, as it often stings a person whilst asleep, and disappears before he awakes, or thinks o f looking for i t ; in which event the body o f the liv e scorpion cannot o f course be procured. It is necessary to bind the part, i f possible, above the place stung, then to cauterize, and afterwards to scarify the puncture, to prevent the venom from pervading the sy s tem ; this method is sometimes effectual, and sometimes not, according to the situation o f the part wounded, and the nature o f the scorpion, some being more poisonous than others ; but where the flesh o f the rep tile can be obtained, the cure is said to be in fa llib le. Musquitos (JVamuse).— Musquitos, gnats, and various other kinds o f annoying insects, appear to have made the lakes o f West Barbary their general rendezvous. I was once compelled


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