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for fome months fcarce ever abates, from 
the long abfence of the fun, then enlight- 
ening the oppofite hemifphere; the incon- 
ceivable quantity of fnow, which is con- 
tinually falling through the greatefl part 
of the winter; together with the almoft 
incefTant rains at certain feafons ; all 
thefe were infurmountable obftacles to 
that expedient. 
To remedy therefore, in fome degree, 
the hardfhip of eating their meat half 
raw, they bethought themfelves of drying 
fome of their provifion, during the fum- 
mer, in the open air, and afterwards of 
hanging it up in the upper part of the 
hut, which, as I mentioned before, was 
continually filled with fmoke down to the 
windows: it was thus dried thoroughly 
by the help of that fmoke. This meat, 
fo prepared, they ufed for bread, and 
it made them relifh their other flefh the 
better, as they could only half drefs it. 
Finding this experiment anfwer in every 
refpeet their willies, they continued to 
practice 
