It is true, within doors we were warm, the houses being close, thewalls thick, the windows small, and the glass all double. Our foodwas chiefly the flesh of deer, dried and cured in the season; breadgood enough, but baked as biscuits; dried fish of several sorts,and some flesh of mutton, and of buffaloes, which is pretty goodmeat. All the stores of provisions for the winter are laid up inthe summer, and well cured: our drink was water, mixed with aquavitae instead of brandy; and for a treat, mead instead of wine,which, however, they have very good. The hunters, who ventureabroad all weathers, frequently brought us in fine venison, andsometimes bear's flesh, but we did not much care for the last. Wehad a good stock of tea, with which we treated our friends, and welived cheerfully and well, all things considered.…