‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎311] (376/470)

C hap . XXX. The Voyages of
But this is alfo concomitated with other Annoyances, to wit, the
Extreme Heat of the Climat, and the Multitudes of Scorpions which l6 7 2 *
haunt the Town, thofe being both great and dangerous, yet both
in fhape and colour differing from thofe in The Inhabitants for
fear of that venemous Animal dare not ly upon the Floor, as in other
Places, where they only throw a Qiult upon theTapsftrv,but have high
Couches hanging from the Roofs of the Rooms, like Hammocks:
and altho this Creature be very venemous and manyareftungby it
yet few die, they having found out a ready Medicin againft it, which
is made of the Filings of Copper tempered with Vinegar and Honey
which is a very fpeedy remedy, yet if neglected the Party ftune is in
danger of his Life. This I prefume has bmfirft found out by an An
tipathetical quality which feems to be between thofe Scorpions and
Copper, for not far from the City is the Copper-mint, where if one
of thele be brought it dies immediatly.
Befides thefe Scorpions , they are pefterd with another venemous .
Creature which they call Enkurekm, being very much like a Spider,
but bigger than a Moufe, fom of thefe are fpeckled, and fom have
long ftreaks over the Back. Thefe keep moft in ftony Places, and
haunt the Herb Tremne , almoftlikeour Wormwood. The venemous
Matter which they have in them they fpit out, as fom fay Toads do,
which wherefoever it lights, whether on man or Beaft it immediatly
penetrates and incorporates with the Blood, and fo proceeds to the tLfr'
Head and Heart. So foon as the Patient is touched he falls imme-
diately into a deep fleep, in fuch fort that all the calling and beating
him, will not avail or awake him; or if by chance it do he remains .
ftill fencelefs. The beft and fpeedieft Remedy for this, is the Enkurekm
it's felf, pounded into a Cataplafm and applied: but when thefe are
not to be had, they ufe another mean, which is thus. The Patient
is laid upon his Back and his Mouth let open, into which they pour
as much Milk as they can make him digeft; which done, they put
him in a fquare Cheft, having on each fide a Ring, through which are
four Cords put and made faft at one Ring on the Cieling. This Chefl:
thus hanging, they whirl it about for a quarter of an Hour together,
till the Patient breaks up and vomits all he has within him. This
commonly lucks, if the Patient can be brought to fwallow the Potion;
yet they feel the vigorous force of the Poyfon, for a long timeafter!
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