Chapter M

Marriages at what Age they are allow'd in this unknown Country,
and to whom prohibited, 153, 167.
_Massey, John_, a Mercer at _London_, our Author's Brother and their
Caresses at Meeting there, 315.
_Massey, David_, Captain of a Ship his Misfortune, 2.
Matter, its Operation on our Organs, 60.
Microscopes, the Use of 'em, 269, 270.
Mines of Iron and Coal describ'd, 85, 86.
Miracles of our Saviour how to be understood, 266, 267.

N.
_Negro_, Story of one who hang'd himself for fear of banging, 19.
The Dissection of his Body, 20.
Why _Negroes_ are black, 21.
Nests of strange Birds describ'd, 44, 45.
News, the Method of spreading it through this unknown Country, 155.

O.
Oak-Apples describ'd, 272.

P.
_Paris_, the Author's Account of it, 4.
_Pascal, M_. an Account of his Conic Sections, 5.
Perception, what is the sole Cause of it, 24.
Philosophy, natural, a curious Discourse on it, 236 to 240.
Pillar of Fire that conducted the _Israelites_, what it was, 105.
_Pole_, a strange Animal of that Name describ'd, 131.
_Polybius_, a Quotation from him with respect to the Gods, and
to Rewards and Punishments, 264.
Polygamy, to whom allow'd, 128.
Prayer reckon'd needless, 99, 101.
The Necessity of it, 101, 103.
Princes why they don't love Alterations in Worship, 96.
Purgatory, an Account of it, 141.

R.
Religious Differences not so essential as pretended, 264, 265.
Resurrection, the Pagan Notion of it, 107, 108, &c. 113, 116.
Revelation Divine vindicated, 103, 104, &c.
Revelation Divine defended by our Author against a Christian
Renegadoe, 284, 285, 286.

S.
Savages, our Author and his Comrades encounter with them, 226, &c.
to 230.
Scriptures, Holy, whether they were all inspir'd, 286, 287.
Their Antiquity and Authenticity, 287, 288 to 290.
Serpent, a hideous one like to have devour'd our Author, &c. 50.
Small-Pox, its Fatality, 170.
_Spaniard_'s scuffle with a _Portuguese_ in which they
murder'd each other, 250, 251.
Sun, how worthy he is thought of Adoration, 52, 53.
Computation of his Dimensions, 57, 58, 162.
Sun-Dialling, an Account of that Art, 171.

T.
Temperance, the good Effects of it, 31, 32.
Thought defin'd, 24.
Time internal and external, how defin'd and measur'd, 26, 27.
Tortoises, the Excellency of their Fat, 39.
Touch, the Effects of it, 24, 25.
Trinity, a Discourse on that Subject betwixt a Chinese Pagan and
a _French_ Jesuit, 258, 259.
Compared to a Fruit-Tree, 259, 260.
The Infidelity of the Chinese, 261.