The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever is Most Curious and Remarkable in the World; Whether Relating to Its Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Or to the Manufactures, Buildings and Inventions of Its Inhabitants, Compiled from Historical and Geographical Works of Established Celebrity, and Illustrated with the Discoveries of Modern Travellers, Volume 10J. Walker, 1803 |
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Page 98
... Nevis , another of the Caribbee islands , is sepa- rated from St. Christopher's by a narrow channel ; and is about twenty - one miles north of Montserrat . It makes a very beautiful appearance from the sea , being a large conical ...
... Nevis , another of the Caribbee islands , is sepa- rated from St. Christopher's by a narrow channel ; and is about twenty - one miles north of Montserrat . It makes a very beautiful appearance from the sea , being a large conical ...
Page 99
... Nevis for that purpose , cured of the leprosy by drinking and bathing in it three or four times a day , after hav- ing been twice salivated in vain . Mr. Smith him- self bathed in it once a fortnight , and owns that it contributed not a ...
... Nevis for that purpose , cured of the leprosy by drinking and bathing in it three or four times a day , after hav- ing been twice salivated in vain . Mr. Smith him- self bathed in it once a fortnight , and owns that it contributed not a ...
Page 159
... Nevis there is a bush , growing about two yards high , called a sage - bush , the leaves whereof are not to be distinguished from those of the broad green sage , either by sight or smell . The tea made of it is of a fine yellow co- lour ...
... Nevis there is a bush , growing about two yards high , called a sage - bush , the leaves whereof are not to be distinguished from those of the broad green sage , either by sight or smell . The tea made of it is of a fine yellow co- lour ...
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