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Waters in-land are frozen faft by the Beginning of 
October, and continue fo till the Middle ol May. 
The Walls of the Houle we live in are of Stone, 
Two Feet thick, the Windows very fmall, with 
thick wooden Shutters, which are clofe fhut 1 8 Hours 
every Day in the Winter. There are Cellars under 
the Houfe, wherein we put our Wmes , Brandy , ftrong 
Beer , Butter ,Cheefe,&c. Four large Fires are made 
in great Stoves, built on purpofe, every Day : As 
foon as the Wood is burnt down to a Coal, the Tops 
of the Chimneys are clofe hopped with an Iron Co- 
ver: This keeps the Heat within the Houfe (though 
at the fame time the Smoke makes our Heads ake, 
and is very offenfive and unwholfome ) ; notwith- 
ftanding which, in Four or Five Flours after the Fire 
is out, the lnfide of the Walls of our Houfe and Bed- 
places will be Two or Three Inches thick with Ice, 
which is every Morning cut away with a Hatcher. 
Three or Four times a Day we make Iron Shot of 24 
Pounds Weight red-hot, and hang them up in the 
Windows of our Apartments. I have a good Fire 
in my Room the major Part of the 24 Hours, yet all 
this will not prelerve my Beer , Wine , Ink> &c. from 
freezing. 
For our Winter Drefs we make ufe of Three Pair 
of Socks of coarfe Blanketting or Duffield for the 
Feet, with a Pair of ^Deer-skin Shoes over them ; Two 
Pair of thick Englijh Stockings, and a Pair of Cloth 
Stockings upon them ; Breeches lined with Flannel ; 
Two or Three Englijh Jackets, and a Fur or Leather 
Gown over them ; a large Beaver Cap, double, to 
come over the Face and Shoulders, and a Cloth of 
Blanketting under the Chin 5 with Yarn Gloves, and 
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