rns
artichokes
lilly roots
ground beans
and several other weeds
and roots
that I know not.
They would pick up old bones
and cut them to pieces at the joints
and
if they were full of worms and maggots
they would scald them over the
fire to make the vermine come out
and then boil them
and drink up the
liquor
and then beat the great ends of them in a mortar
and so eat them.
They would eat horse's guts
and ears
and all sorts of wild birds which
they could catch; also bear
venison
beaver
tortoise
frogs
squirrels
dogs
skunks
rattlesnakes; yea
the very bark of trees; besides all sorts of
creatures
and provision which they plundered from the English. I can but
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stand in admiration to see the wonderful power of God in providing for
such a vast number of our enemies in the wilderness
where there was
nothing to be seen
but from hand to mouth. Many times in a morning
the
generality of them would eat up all they had
and yet have some further
supply against they wanted. It is said
Ohthat my People had hearkened
to meand Israel had walked in my waysI should soon have subdued
their Enemiesand turned my hand against their Adversaries" (Psalm
8
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