. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. was to be of much use to us afterwards in a maimer we did not drenm of at this time. And thus, with m^ny strugL;les and pantings, we reached the higher ground, and pushed forward through a fairly open country. Once during the day we came upon a deserted Indian camp. From the condi- tion of the ashes and other signs we judged that it was not more than two weeks old. There had evidently been a sick 'nan in the party, for the remains of a sweating-house were still stand- ing. It is made after this manner: Many small branches are stuck in the
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. was to be of much use to us afterwards in a maimer we did not drenm of at this time. And thus, with m^ny strugL;les and pantings, we reached the higher ground, and pushed forward through a fairly open country. Once during the day we came upon a deserted Indian camp. From the condi- tion of the ashes and other signs we judged that it was not more than two weeks old. There had evidently been a sick 'nan in the party, for the remains of a sweating-house were still stand- ing. It is made after this manner: Many small branches are stuck in the ground in a circle, and the extremities and twigs are plaited together so as to form a kind of roof. Blankets are then thrown over the whole, and the patient creeps in and sits down upon the floor. Mean- while large stones have been heated in a fire, and these are passed into the hut by the man's friends, whilst he pours water upon them, and so makes a steam under the blanket. After a while the heat must become almost unendurable, but the process is continued until the unfortunate patient can stand it no longer,. JOHN AND DAUKIIAN IN rii:-; canoi-: hv. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Somerset, H. Somers (Henry Somers). London : W. Heinemann
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjecthunting, bookyear1895
