. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. [ ^«3 ] perceive that any inconvenlency attended the total difufe of articles efteemed Co ne- ceflary and nutritious by other nations, on the contrary, they are in general healthy and vigorous. One difh however, which anfwers nearly the fame purpofe as bread, is in u(e among the Ottagaumies, the Saukies, and the more eaftern nations, where In- dian corn grows, which is not only much efteemed by them, but it is reckoned ex-
. Travels through the interior parts of North-America in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 [microform]. Indians of North America; Biology; Zoology; Indiens; Biologie; Zoologie. [ ^«3 ] perceive that any inconvenlency attended the total difufe of articles efteemed Co ne- ceflary and nutritious by other nations, on the contrary, they are in general healthy and vigorous. One difh however, which anfwers nearly the fame purpofe as bread, is in u(e among the Ottagaumies, the Saukies, and the more eaftern nations, where In- dian corn grows, which is not only much efteemed by them, but it is reckoned ex- tremely palatable by all the Europeans who enter their dominions. This is compofed of their unripe corn as before defcribed, and beans in the fame ftate, boiled together with bears fle(h, the fat of which moiftens the pulfe, and ren- ders it beyond comparifon dehcious. They call this food Succatofli. The Indians are far from being cani^ bals as they are faid to be. All their viduals are either roafted or boiled; and this in the extreme. Their drink is generally the broth in which it hi^s been boiled. Their fpod confifts of the flefh of the bear, the buffalo, the elk, the deer, the beaver, and the racoon; which they pre- R 4 pare n. 1 I 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 Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780. London : Printed for the author and sold by J. Walter . ..
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