168 THE LABRADOR PENINSULA. CHAP. xi. 



and said to Michel, ' Nipi, nipi ! ' (Water, water !). I 

 jumped up and gave him a tin cup full of warm tea ; he 

 tossed it off, and I asked if he would like some more ? 



' Soon, not good to drink too much when hot.' 



* Warm tea will not hurt you ; cold water is very 

 bad.' 



' Seen Indian die, drinking too much cold water when 

 hot.' 



' When did that happen ? ' 



' Oh, one day hunting caribou. I was with another 

 Indian ; we wounded a caribou, and ran after it far, far. 

 Day very hot, sun hot, rocks hot, everything hot ; we came 

 to a piece of ice in a hole, and water near it, Indian 

 stooped down to drink. I said, " Don't drink much, just 

 wet mouth," and ran on. Caribou fell ; I cut its throat and 

 waited for Indian. Indian no come ; went back, saw him 

 lying with his face in the water, called him, touched 

 him Indian dead.' 



' And how did you manage to run so far on a hot day 

 without drinking ? ' 



' Drank when I got caribou.' 



'What did you drink ? was there water near?' 



' No ; drank caribou blood first, then when I got to 

 water where the Indian was dead, drank a little water, by 

 and by a little more.' 



'What did you do with the Indian's body?' 



' Covered it with stones : too far to carry it back to 

 lodge. Squaw come next day, carry him to lodge and 

 bury him.' 



Do the squaws among your people carry the bodies of 



