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large piece of fat meat out of the boiling 

 pot and places it in the hot pan on the cloth 

 on the ground, while another fills the heated 

 tin cups with steaming tea. This is our 

 supper, consisting as we have here described 

 of hot fat cakes, hot fat meat and hot strong 



tea. 



Don't turn away in disgust, my good 

 friend. You never enjoyed a meal better in 

 your life. And what is more, you would 

 enjoy this one too, if you just had the same 

 glorious surroundings and the marvellous 

 appetite that the open air life in this bra- 

 cing climate gives. It is true that we do 

 have some storms and blizzards and occa- 

 sionally the mercury slips down out of 

 sight, but it is also true that for weeks to- 

 gether the sun shines with wondrous bril- 

 liancy during each short day, and then the 

 nights are more glorious still. So with 

 plenty of robes, splendid dogs, a safe guide 

 and the truest of Indian servants, we know 

 nothing more exhilarating and provocative 

 of the fine appetite, that is ready for any 

 food that is prepared, no matter if the prep- 

 arations be primitive and the cooks only 

 Red Indians. 



