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HUNTING AND FISHING IN FLORIDA. 



from one to the other as they sit about the pot, each drinking a ladleful 

 before passing it on to the next. Another favorite food is called 

 " kumpty " or " coontie." The " coontie " flour is made from the root 



SEMINOLE CAMP FIRK. 



of a plant which grows in the dry, sandy lands of South Florida and is 

 very plentiful in some localities. The root of the plant alone is used. 

 This is first carefully peeled and washed, after which it is thrown into a 



