February 28th, 2007

The Inhabitants of Florida

February 28th, 2007 12:54 pm
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The Inhabitants of Florida are of a colour like Brass, the reason is, that they anoint themselves with a certain Ointment, which seconded by the heat of the Sun proves effectual to their design.

Randle Holme (1627–1699)

from The Academy of Armory (1688)


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