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other half into pieces and set it to boil, to make a 

 sort of trappers' stew with flour and small pieces 

 of bacon or fat pork. After being on the boil 

 most of the night we found little difference in the 

 morning. That was our last attempt ! Both birds 

 were in very poor condition. We threw away the 

 second one. I have read that swans live to a very 

 old age. These must have been bred in Jacques 

 C artier 's time. They were the ordinary trumpe- 

 ter swan, Cygnus Buccinator. 



