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mathoy, and tittymeg 3 thefe two lad being fill} pe- 
culiar to this country, and both very good. But, in 
enumerating the fid), I mud not omit the kepling, 
which comes about the middle of July. This fifh 
is nearly of the dze of a fmelt, and has exactly the 
fame fmell 3 but its back is much darker, and it is 
not quite fo thick as a fmelt in proportion to its 
length, more efpecial !y toward the head: according 
to my opinion, it exceeds, in point of delicacy, every 
other dth whatever, and is in fuch plenty, that they 
are thrown up, and left on the fhore by the furfof 
the fea 3 but then it mud be owned that this rarity 
can never be had above a fortnight in a year, and 
fometimes not fo long. This fifn is well known on 
the banks of Newfoundland. 
About the beginning.of July we likewife got plenty 
of very fine radifhes; and the tops of our turnips 
began to grow large enough to boil for greens to our 
beef and fait geefe. Moreover, towards the middle, 
we had very fine lettuce, fo that if the mufchettos 
had not paid us a vifit about the beginning of the 
month likewife, the two or three lad months would 
have been extremely agreeable; but, taking altogether, 
I cannot help thinking that the winter is the more 
agreeable part of the year. 
I diall here add fuch remarks as I have been able 
to make, relative to the natural hidory of the country 3 
its inhabitants, foil, air, produce, &c. And fird with 
refpedt to the inhabitants: They, are of a middle 
fize, but rather tall than otnerwife 3 very fpare and 
thin : I never faw one, either man or woman, inclined 
to be flefny 3 of a copper colour, wide mouths, thick 
lipped, and have long, ftraight, black hair 3 of which 
