An account of several late voyages and discoveries

~ 1 2. '.A Supplemem to Northcrn parts, by reafou of the terrible Ice and Cold, are wholly undifcovcr'd ; thc fouthern confift of many Ulands, dittcrcnt in fl1apcs and bigncfs; which fccms to he thc rcafon, that in chcte Seas are many various and firong cm·rcnts, (ami as Í'llor Bv1, faith) V<!ry many dangcrous Whirlpools towards thc Wcll and Norch, ,1onc of w hid1 howcver have bccn found by our Marincrs~ Thc Country fccms much f ubjcél to E:irch-quakcs, elfo vcry hcalthful; only it was oblcrv'd, that thoie who ,vcnt thither infcUt.!d with any Vcncrcal Difcafc grcw worfo immcdiatt:ly, and could not therc be curcd. Which thcy attributcd to che puricy of thc Air, pcrhaps thcy might h~ve done it more rationally to thc Colcl. Jvor Boty fpeaJ<s mud1 alfo of their grcac numbcrs of Cows and Sheep; bue our Mcn found no BeaH thcre, but Bcars, Fo: x.es, (vcrv many ofwhichare black) Rain-Deer,and üogs, whereof are two forts, a biggcr, which they ufed to clrnw rhcir Sleds; anc.i a lcífer, which they fccd for thcir Tables. Our Menobfcrv d this peculiarity hoth in their Foxcs and Dogs, th~t their Pizzles were of Bonc. Tho' it is vcry likcly, that there are the fawc fom which are in Lapl.:11d and Samoiedtt ; but our Mcn have not fcarchl.!d any more than th Shores, both bcc:rnfc of their íhort fray, an the Trcachery of thc Inhabitants. o