26 CANADIAN WILDS. 



Bay blankets; these we keep in all sizes from 

 one to cover an infant up to what we call four 

 point, this latter is large enough for a double 

 bed and big enough for the man and woman to 

 tuck themselves comfortably in. Of blankets 

 he may take two or three. 



The next on the list is heavy strouds, blue 

 for the woman and white for the man's leggings; 

 following this will be a warm cloth skirt for 

 his wife and enough Estoffe du pays for his 

 pants a pair of ready made mole skin pants for 

 ice walking during the excessive cold of Janu- 

 ary and February, several yards of English 

 flannel, colors according to their taste; we keep 

 in stock, white, crimson, yellow, sky blue, navy, 

 and bright green; this is for underwear for the 

 family, two pairs of heavy wool socks for the 

 man and two pairs long wool for his wife. A 

 half dozen red, spotted handkerchiefs, these 

 are put to several usages, such as tying up the 

 hair, as a muffler about the neck, tying up their 

 little belongings and many other usages apart 

 from what a white man would apply a hand- 

 kerchief. 



Several yards also are taken of a strong cot- 

 ton for dress use, or outside skirts; this is im- 

 ported by us direct and goes under the name 

 of "Stripped Yarmouth Druggets." It is very 

 durable and stands the rough wear and tear 



