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a tooh-too skin — before wliicli stood Ou-e-Ui^ naked from liis waist 

 up, with hand-saw and hatchet to carve. Hall presented each <»f the 

 men with a long knife, with his own name marked on the blade. 

 He enjoyed the meat, which was good, as well as the reindeer-fat, 

 which was 2 inches thick and abundant. On visiting the women's 

 igloOj he found Mother Ook-har-loo with an old one-eyed lady and all 

 the younger ones seated around a pile of meat, having a happy time ; 

 three others, with their naked infants at their backs, sitting near, on 

 the bed-place, Turk-fashion. 



At another dinner, which consisted of boiled deer-meat and soup 

 made of the blood, Hall thought the cooking was better than that 

 from iron pans and pots ; and he says that the stronger the venison, 

 even if putrid, the better he and the Innuits relished it. " It has a 

 rich flavor, while fresh venison is almost tasteless." On the 14th, he 

 dined at Nu-her-zhod's, "Jack's," on the usual fare of frozen deer-meat, 

 having lunched on black-whale tail with relish. At supper his own 

 invited guests feasted on a soup made by cooking pemmican, Borden 

 meat, and biscuit in a liberal quantity of water. Hot coffee with 

 raw frozen venison was found to be distasteful. ''The two do not go 

 well together, for after a drink of hot liquid the icy venison makes 

 the teeth ache. The change is entirely too great. The Innuits take 

 all their warm drink first; they have sound teeth." 



He now began to discuss his plans with them more full}' in ordt-r 

 to ascertain what assistance they would' render him ; proposing to pro- 

 ceed to Iwille, or Iwillih (Repulse Bay), with the whole company, and 

 there make his headquarters, and thence move on by sledges to Neit- 

 chille, Boothia Felix. He would there determine upon the best way of 

 reaching King William's Land. 'J'he Innuits agreed to assist him, but 

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