vapour-bath
vapour We discovered also in this village the remains of a vapour-bath. The method used by Beothuks to raise the steam, was by pouring water on large stones made very hot for the purpose, in the open air, by burning a quantity of wood around them; after this process, the ashes were removed, and a he...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/68323 2023-12-31T10:19:09+01:00 vapour-bath 1969/05/16 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68323 eng eng V [1829] 1915 HOWLEY Beothuks 190 Cormak's second expedition Sandra Penny MAY 16 69 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13290 V_13290_vapour http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68323 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1969 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z vapour We discovered also in this village the remains of a vapour-bath. The method used by Beothuks to raise the steam, was by pouring water on large stones made very hot for the purpose, in the open air, by burning a quantity of wood around them; after this process, the ashes were removed, and a hemispherical framework, closely covered with skins, to exclude the external air, was fixed over the stones. PRINTED ITEM [-]CORMACK[-] [-]B.M.?[-] [-]DNE-cit[-] Q1 E27 Not used Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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vapour We discovered also in this village the remains of a vapour-bath. The method used by Beothuks to raise the steam, was by pouring water on large stones made very hot for the purpose, in the open air, by burning a quantity of wood around them; after this process, the ashes were removed, and a hemispherical framework, closely covered with skins, to exclude the external air, was fixed over the stones. PRINTED ITEM [-]CORMACK[-] [-]B.M.?[-] [-]DNE-cit[-] Q1 E27 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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V [1829] 1915 HOWLEY Beothuks 190 Cormak's second expedition Sandra Penny MAY 16 69 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13290 V_13290_vapour http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68323 |
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