that period they become as "one Flesh". In both sexes, they make it a point of rooting out all nature's exuberances, that of the head excepted; the only reason they assign for so doing is, that they conceive it to be more cleanly. Both men and women are pretty modest in their conduct; altho, not so much so in their manner of speaking, which would be indelicate to chaste ears. They generally live to a good old age; comparatively speaking they are subject to few diseases; some of them are troubled with a sort of dry leprosy, which may be owing to their dirty mode of living:– as they will eat fish guts, gills, eyes &c. the moment they are taken from the fish[.] Even in the midst of plenty they will cut off a slice of raw Brochet and eat it with as great pleasure as an European would do an oyster. Still in spite of their uncleanliness, they abhor the idea of Dog* flesh; and even are afraid of such Frenchmen as eat it; because they believe they would be able to eat a piece of a Chipwean were they starving; and in fact they despise many of the whi[te] people on that account.

*Dog their first Father

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