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flielF-fifh, though they contribute to increafe the general >77?- 

 ftock, are by no means to be looked upon as a {landing or 

 material article of their food, whea compared to thofe juft 

 mentioned. 



Of the fea- animals, the moff common that we faw in ufc 

 amongft them, as food, is the porpoife ; the fat or rind of 

 which, as well as the flefh, they cut in large p>ieces, and 

 having dried them, as they do the herrings, eat them with- 

 out any farther preparation. They alfo prepare a fort of 

 broth from this animal, in its frefli ftate, in a Angular man- 

 ner, putting pieces of it in a fquare wooden veflel or bucket, . 

 with water, and then throwing heated flones into it. This 

 operation they repeat till they think the contents are fuffici- 

 ently ftewedor feethed. They put in the frefh, and take 

 out the other ftones, with a cleft ftick, which ferves as 

 tongs ; the velTel being always placed near the fire, for that 

 purpofe *. This is a pretty common difli amongft them -, . 

 and, from its appearance, feems to be ftrong, nourifh- 

 ing food. The oil which they procure from thefe 

 and other fea-animals, is alfo ufed by them in great 

 quantities ; both fupping it alone, with a large fcoop 

 or fpoon, made of horn; or mixing it with other food, 

 as fauce. 



It may alfo be prefumed that they feed upon other 

 fea-animals, fuch as feals, fea-otters, and whales ; not only 

 from the fkins of the two firft being frequent amongft 

 ihem, but from the great number of implements, of 

 all forts,, intended to deftroy thefe different animals; 



* This operation is reprefcnted by Mr. Webber, in his drawing of the infide of » 

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