A journey from Prince of Wales's fort in Hudson Bay to the northern ocean, in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, and 1772-- . row limits of possessing as many goodsas were absolutely necessary, with his own industry, to enablehim to support his family from season to season ; but afterthis event, he was the most fractious, quarrelsome, discontented,and covetous wretch alive. Though the ordinary trick of these conjurers may be easilydetected, and justly exploded, being no more than the tricksof common jugglers, yet the apparent good effect of theirlabours on the sick and diseased is not so easily accou
A journey from Prince of Wales's fort in Hudson Bay to the northern ocean, in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, and 1772-- . row limits of possessing as many goodsas were absolutely necessary, with his own industry, to enablehim to support his family from season to season ; but afterthis event, he was the most fractious, quarrelsome, discontented,and covetous wretch alive. Though the ordinary trick of these conjurers may be easilydetected, and justly exploded, being no more than the tricksof common jugglers, yet the apparent good effect of theirlabours on the sick and diseased is not so easily accounted the implicit confidence placed in them by the sickmay, at times, leave the mind so perfectly at rest, as to causethe disorder to take a favourable turn ; and a few successfulcases are quite sufficient to establish the doctors character andreputation: [221] But how this consideration could operatein the case I have just mentioned I am at a loss to say; such,however, was the fact, and I leave it to be accounted for byothers. * His name was Cos-abyagh, the Northern Indian name for the NORTHERN OCEAN 233 When these jugglers take a dislike to, and threaten a revenge on any person, it often proves fatal to thatperson; as, from a firm belief that the conjurer has powerover his life, he permits the very thoughts of it to prey onhis spirits, till by degrees it brings on a disorder which putsan end to his existence : * and sometimes a threat of this[222] kind causes the death of a whole family; and thatwithout any blood being shed, or the least apparent molestationbeing offered to any of the parties. Having dried as many fish and fish-roes as we could con-veniently take with us, we once more packed up our stores,and, on the first day of December, set out, and continued our December,course to the South West, leaving Anawd Lake on the 1st. * As aproof of this, Matonabbee, (who always thought me possessed of thisart,) on his arrival at Prince of
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