| Index Entry | Music, essay, cures bite of tarantula |
| Location | New York |
| Citation | NYG(B.729.002 4-11 Feb 1729:12 (171) Letter to Publisher, [pp. 1, 2, 3 Observations on Human Life]. Nature (as I shall demonstrate) works by infinite ways, which are impenetrable to our vain and fruitless enquiries: The loadstone draws iron to it; gold attracts quicksilver; . . . Musick will cure the bite of a tarantula.(b). [footnote (b)] Tarantula is a venomous spider, speckled white & black, or red and green, whose bite is cured only by musick. |
| Generic Title | New York Gazette (Bradford) |
| Date | 1729.02.11 |
| Publisher | Bradford, William |
| City, State | New York, NY |
| Year | 1729 |
| Bibliography | B0027429 |