him his Supper if she has any thing to
prepare he then tells her how many
Deer he has Killd & where to find them
& off she goes next morning directed by his marks &
broken topd Bushes & brings them home
on her back often from a great distance
& with [meak?] Labour-/> If the man is
benighted at too great a Distance to
get to his Cabin & has killd a Deer it
is not uncommon to strike up a Fire
& making a Spit of a Sharp Stick roast
a [Hasp?] of his Deer which he be
gins to eat as soon as one side is done
& so continues eating as his Vension
cooks sometimes till the whole Ham con
sumed Joel told me that some of
the Indians when very hungry would
eat a Ham of Venison without
Difficulty- this practice of Hunting still Continues ex
cept tat the further of bringing home the Deer
is not so commonly put upon the Wife.
Indians sometimes eating so much at one
time is accounted for from their often fasting
a long time, sometimes several Days, & when
they get Venison it is often eaten alone