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They make life of no paint; but the women pun(5lur^ oaober 



their faces flightly; and both men and women bore the > . » 



under lip, to which they fix pieces of bone. But it is as un- 

 common, at Oonalaflika, to fee a man with this ornament, 

 as to fee a woman without it. Some fix beads to the upper 

 lip, under the noflrils; and all of tliem hang ornaments in 

 their ears. 



Their food confifts of fifii, fea-animals, birds, roots, and 

 berries ; and even of fea-weed. They dry large quantities 

 of fifli in fummer ; which they lay up in fmall huts for win- 

 ter ufe; and, probably, they preferve roots and berries for 

 the fame time of fcarcity. They eat almoft every thing 

 raw. Boiling and broiling were the only methods of cookery 

 that I fa w them make ufe of; and the firft was probably 

 learnt from the IlulTians. Some have got little brafs kettles ; 

 and thofe who have not, make one of a flat flone, with fides 

 of clay, not unlike a (landing pye. 



I was once prcfcnt, when the Chief of Oonalaflika made 

 his dinner of the raw head of a large halibut, juft caught. 

 Before any was given to the Chief, two of his fervants eat the 

 gills, without any other drefling, befides fqueezing out the 

 fiime. This done, one of them cut olF the head of the fifh,. 

 took it to the fea and waflied it ; then came with it, and 

 fat down by the Chief; firft pulling up fome grafs, upon a ^ 

 part of which the head was laid, and the reft was ftrewcd 

 before the Chief. He then cut large pieces off the cheeks, 

 and laid thefe within the reach of the great man, who fwal- 

 lowed them with as much fatisfavSlion as we lliould do raw 

 oyfters. When he had done, the remains of the head were 

 cut in pieces, and given to the attendants, who tore off the 



meat 



