. Bambini coloniali . disonori di specie ariose. Il toro-rana fa un rumore ardente distinguersi da quello della bestia da cui prende il suo nome.Tree-toads. C'è un altro tipo di rana che striscia fino alle cime degli alberi. Là sembra imitare le notesof parecchi uccelli. Ci sono molte altre creature strane e diverse. Le api prosperano e aumentano meravigliosamente in quel paese. Gli svedesi ottengono spesso una grande offerta di themin i boschi, dove sono liberi a chiunque.Philadelphia. Il miele di scelta è venduto nella città capitale per cinque pencea libbra. La cera è anche abbondante ed economica; loro

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. Colonial children . arious sorts offrogs. The bull-frog makes a roaring noise hardlyto be distinguished from that of the beast from whichit takes its name.Tree-toads. There is another sort of frog that crawls up to the tops of trees. There it seems to imitate the notesof several birds. There are many other strange anddifferent creatures. Bees thrive and increase wonderfully in that coun-try. The Swedes often get a great supply of themin the woods, where they are free to anybody.Philadelphia. Choice honey is sold in the capital city for five pencea pound. Wax is also plentiful and cheap; theyhave a considerable trade in it. I must needs say, even the present encouragementsare very great and inviting. Poor people, both menand women, of all kinds, can here get three times thewages for their labor that they can in England. The Christian children born here are generallyfine-looking and beautiful to behold. In generalthey are seen to be better-natured, milder, and moretender-hearted than those born in England.. A BLOCK-HOUSE. no. 5o] Virginia 149 50. Plantation Life in Virginia By Robert Beverly (1720)As the families live altogether at country-seats, That is, they , , 1 1 ^1 • • i i have servants they each have their graziers, seedsmen, gardeners, orslavesbrewers, bakers, butchers, and cooks. They have for each ofplenty and a variety of provisions for their table; these du, lesand as for spicery, and other things that the countrydoes not produce, they have constant supplies of themfrom England. The gentry pretend to have theirvictuals served up as nicely as if they were inLondon. When I come to speak of their cattle, I cannot for-bear charging my countrymen with exceeding unthrift.By not providing sufficiently for them during the win-ter, they starve their young cattle, or at least stunttheir growth. Their fish is in vast plenty and variety, and ex-traordinarily good of its kind. Beef and pork are com- Englishmonly sold there, at from one penny to two pence Penn-v = U

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