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in brass or copper kettles, as I have proved by 

 repeated experiment. 



The Carriers cut off the heads of salmon, and 

 throw them into the lake, where they permit 

 them to remain a month, or at least until they 

 become putrified. They then take them out, and 

 put them into a trough, made of bark, filled 

 with water. Into this trough they put a suffi- 

 ciency of heated stones, to make the water boil 

 for a time, which will cause the oil to come out 

 of the heads of the salmon, and rise to the top 

 of the water. This they skim off, and put into 

 bottles made of salmon skins ; and they eat it 

 with their berries. Its smell however is very 

 disagreeable ; and no people would think of eat- 

 ing it excepting the Carriers. 



The Indians are not regular in their meals ; 

 and they will eat a little, half a dozen times in a 

 day, if they have food at hand. But they are 

 not great eaters ; and they often subsist for a 

 great length of time, upon a very little food. 

 When they choose, however, and in a particular 

 manner, sometimes at feasts, they will gorge down 

 an incredible quantity. They do not drink large- 

 ly excepting the Carriers, who live upon dry fish. 

 CFhey will sometimes swallow, at one draught, 

 three pints, or two quarts. When they can pro- 

 cure food that is palatable, they will eat in the 

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