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part better. Fortunately for her, Brooke's Prac- 

 tice of Physic, which was found in Mr. Jones's 

 pocket, gave me some idea of an art, which never 

 till then did I expect to be called upon to practise. 

 Having taken proper care of the mother, I was 

 obliged next to act as nurse, and take the child 

 to bed with me; neither of which offices do I wish 

 ever to resume. 



Sunday, February 17, 1771. I finished the last 

 of my venison this day; and it had kept perfectly 

 good. From the three deer, the few large fish 

 which were caught in November last; and the 

 beavers, foxes, otters, martens, grouse, and other 

 animals, which we killed in the course of the win- 

 ter; I had fresh meat for dinner almost every day, 

 and a sufficient variety. The otters are hard and 

 strong eating, but the martens are nearly as good 

 as rabbits; and the foxes are not despicable food: 

 yet they taste best when boiled and served ]^p with 

 caper sauce. 



Monday, February 18, 1771. The woodmen were 

 employed in new-casting, and ganging fishing 

 leads. Haines being indisposed to-da}^, and find- 

 ing that he had feverish symptoms, I took twelve 

 ounces of blood from him in the morning, and gave 

 him an emetic in the evening. I found myself bet- 

 ter than usual, and Nanny is so well, that she sat 

 up some hours, although it was contrary to my 

 professional advice. I have not been able to keep 

 a fire in the dining-room these two days, on ac- 

 count of the smoke. Snow with thaw. 



Tuesday, February 26, 1771. The sawyers at 



