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A BOOK OF MIRACLES. 169<br />
or forty pounds ; and the head of a cauliflower as<br />
much; the seeds whereof are brought From Cyprus<br />
and. Savoy; their melons are of an exceeding fine<br />
fiavour, and larger and more wholesome than those<br />
of Europe; and they are raised without glasses<br />
or hot.beds, their summers being exceedingly hot<br />
and winters moderate. Theil' potatoes are very large,<br />
weighing from six to ten pounds; these they brought<br />
from India, and they are exceedingly good.<br />
In December, aH their grain is ripe; in January<br />
they tread out their corn in the fields; and in<br />
February, the farmers carry it to the company's<br />
magazines, where they receive ready money for aH<br />
they do not use themselves. They sowed almostaU<br />
manner of grain butoats and lentiles..<br />
The animaIs of that country are very curious.<br />
The lion is frequently seen here; his shin-bones, it<br />
issaid, after they are dried, are as hard and sûlid as<br />
a Hint, and areused in the same manner to strike<br />
fire with. When he falls upon a man or beast; he<br />
first knocks them down with his paw and deprives<br />
his" prey of aH sensation, before ever he touches it<br />
with his teeth, roaring most terribly at the time he<br />
gives the mortal blow.<br />
The tiger and leopard are also among the wild<br />
beasts at the Cape.<br />
The elephants of thi8 part of Africa are very large,<br />
their teeth weigh from sixty, to one hundred· and<br />
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