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in the morning for Church of England, in the after- 

 noon for Wesleyan, in the evening for Salvation 

 Army, and pretty much the same congregation at- 

 tending each. I have known a Methodist meeting 

 house on Sunday reconsecrated for Mass on Monday. 

 This absence of conventionality, this socialism on a 

 basis of kindly generosity, is most congenial to one 

 from the old world. 



Fresh meat and vegetables are alike hard to pro- 

 cure. No cow or horse exists. The domestic animal 

 world is represented only by the inevitable dog ; the 

 vegetable by the stringy cabbage or struggling tur- 

 nip, whose leaves alone attain to economic value. 

 To prevent scurvy in winter, when fresh fish is not 

 attainable, salt meat must be avoided, even if they 

 can afford to buy it. The following recipe is in- 

 vented w T ith that end : " Dry the cod in the sun till 

 it is so hard none can go bad. In winter powder 

 this, rub it up with fresh seal oil, and add cran- 

 berries if you have any." This dainty is known as 

 "Pipsey." These people neither need nor expect 

 luxuries ; sugar and milk are very rarely used- 

 tinned milk being too expensive, molasses being 

 cheaper than sugar, and also margarine than butter. 

 White rabbits, white grouse and sea-birds help to 

 eke out the winter's diet. 



But to be accurate, in two harbours I saw a pig, 

 brought by the Newfoundlanders. When they ar- 

 rived the dogs were banished to a desert island near. 

 In one harbour we listened to much wailing. Two 



