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Indeed, contrasted with our emaciated figures and ex- 
treme debility, their frames appeared to us gigantic, and 
their strength supernatural. These kind creatures next 
turned their attention to our personal appearance, and 
prevailed upon us to shave and wash ourselves. The 
beards of the Doctor and Hepburn had been untouch- 
ed since they left the sea coast, and were become of a 
hideous length, and peculiarly offensive to the In- 
dians.* The Doctor and I suffered extremely from 
distention, and therefore ate sparingly. Hepburn was 
getting better, and Adam recovered his strength with 
amazing rapidity. 
November 9.—This morning was pleasantly fine. 
Crooked-Foot caught four large trout in Winter Lake, 
which were very much prized, especially by the Doctor 
and myself, who had taken a dislike to meat, in con- 
_sequence of our sufferings from repletion, which ren- 
dered us almost incapable of moving. Adam and 
‘ Hepburn in a great measure escaped this. Though 
the night was stormy, and our apartment freely ad- 
mitted the wind, we felt no inconvenience, the Indians 
were so very careful in covering us up, and in keeping a 
* The first alvine discharges after we received food, were, as Hearne 
remarks on a similar occasion, attended with excessive pain. Previous 
to the arrival of the Indians, the urinary secretion was extremely abun- 
dant, and we were obliged to rise from bed in consequence upwards of 
ten times in a night. This was an extreme annoyancein our reduced 
state. It may, perhaps, be attributed to the quantity of the coun‘ry 
tea that we drank. 
