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how they are distinguisht? Whether the later be the Pith of the former? Whence the best sort comes? Whether it be stored with a rich and cordial Balme, and that be the cause of its great rate, being much used in cases of decay of Spirits, and the lameness and impotency of Nerves?
22, Whether they draw an Oyl, resembling Oyl of Camphire, from the Roots of Cinamon-trees; and if so, how they draw it?
23. Whether the Camphire of Borneo be not the Exsudation or Gum of a Tree?
24. Whether the Indians can so prepare that stupifying Herb, call'd Dutrea or Datura, that they make it lie several Dayes, Moneths, and Years, according as they design it, in a Mans Body, without doing him any hurt, and at the end kill him, without missing an hours time?
25. Whether the Betele hath such a contrariety to the Durion, that a few leaves of that, put to a whole Shop-full of Durions, will make them all rot suddenly? And whether those, that have surfetted on Durions, and thereby over-heated themselves, do, by laying a leaf or two of Betele upon their Breasts or Stomachs, immediately cure the Inflamations, and recover?
26. Whether the Papayas, which bear fruit liken Melon, do not bear, unless Male and Female (as the Vulgar distinguishes them) stand together?
27, Whether there be two sorts of the Tree, call'd Arbor Triste, one, by the Name of Triste di Die, the other, Triste di Notte; whereof the former sheds his flowers at the Rising, the other, at the Setting of the Sun? And whether the distilled water thereof (call'd Aqua di Mogli by the Portugals) may not be transported into these parts?
28, Whether one of those Trees, call'd Arbre de Rays, propagates itself into a whole Forrest, by shooting up, and letting fall Roots from all its branches into the ground, that spring up again, and so on? And whether there be any single ones of these trees, that are above 50. feet in Diameter, as some affirm?
29. What particulars are observable in any other Plants of those parts?
30. Whe
