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tended by a companion, he lay many 

 days on his sapin couch before the 

 wounds healed, and strength returned. 

 This method of securing a carriage-rug 

 demands unusual nerve, it is not 

 recommended to amateurs. 



Speaking of the recovery of Morin, 

 who nearly bled to death, reminds one 

 that woodland remedies are singularly 

 efficacious. Joe Villeneuve gave himself 

 a bad axe-cut on the foot, made nothing 

 of it with his usual pluck, and continued 

 for two or three days to tramp under his 

 load. When Sunday came, he proceeded 

 to treat the nasty inflamed gash in the 

 following fashion. First he hobbled to 

 neighbouring trees collecting spruce- 

 gum, he then warmed water and thor- 

 oughly washed the foot, the next step 

 was to melt the gum in an iron spoon, 

 and pour the boiling stuff into the 

 wound! There was never a flinch nor 

 a grunt, but his face grew drawn and 

 white with the pain. This is effective 



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