Mission Eskimo

Mission Eskimo The Mission Eskimo, according to Dr. Hutton,� have several native medicines besides those already mentioned. They stew the twigs of rosemary, and make a sort of tea, which produces a perspiration that is thought to be a panacea for any trouble. The brain of the codfish, cut up in litt...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
eskimo*
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/47181
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Summary:Mission Eskimo The Mission Eskimo, according to Dr. Hutton,� have several native medicines besides those already mentioned. They stew the twigs of rosemary, and make a sort of tea, which produces a perspiration that is thought to be a panacea for any trouble. The brain of the codfish, cut up in little red cubes, is eatem as a general cure-all. The liver . of the seal, eaten raw, is "very good for sick people." �Hutton, AMONG THE ESKIMOS OF LABRADOR, Philadelphia, 1912 PRINTED ITEM G. M. Story JAN 1971 JH JAN 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn

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