CHAP. VI. Foul, Fish, and Reptiles-The Forests - The Beaver-- Birds-The common House-Fly-Cattle Crosses on the High Roads-Town of Three Rivers-Montreal-La Rhine-Indian Village -Roman Catholic Funerals-Boundary between Canada and the United States-Isle of Norx Lakes George and Champlain-North and South Hero-Albany-New York. THE Canadian habitations consist of only one story, or ground-floor, generally divided into four rooms: the garret, or loft over them, is formed by the sloping roof. The chimney is in the centre of the house, and the room that contains the fire-place, is the kitchen; the rest are bed-rooms, some of which contain two, but none less than one bed. In winter, however, some of the men lie down to sleep upon the hearth; or by the stove, wrapped in a buffalo skin; they get up sometimes, and stir the fire, and then lie down again till morning. The furniture of these houses is often the workmanship of the owners. A few wooden chairs, with twig or rush bottoms, and two or three deal tables, are placed in each room; the latter, at meal-times, contain a number of wooden bowls, spoons, and trenchers. A press, and two or three large chests, contain their wearing. apparel; and a buffet in one corner, displays their sparing number of cups, saucers, and glasses; some of the broken sets being placed upon the mantelpiece. The best apartment often contains a large clock, and the sides of this apartment are ornamented with little pictures of the Holy Virgin and her Son, or waxen images of saints, &c. The kitchen exhibits very little more than kettles of soup, tureens of milk, resser, and a few chairs, The spacious ontains old-fashioned iron dogs, upon logs of wood are occasionally placed; ese is a large wooden crane, which supre soup kettle, for ever on the fire. ent, these people live upon fish and vegethey are so fond of thick sour milk, that take a dish of it after meals. Tea and asidered as a treat among these simple er than a constant beverage, milk-andthe usual drink of the females, and the it of the family. The bread here, made rye, is coarse and heavy, and, for want > a sour taste: the ovens are generally er-work, thickly plastered inside and out or mortar, and placed a little distance ise, to prevent accidents from fire. To se ovens from the rain, they have a roof id they are raised about four feet from of these people consists of a long-skirted frock, of a dark gray, with a hood atwhich, in cases of necessity, he puts up. sh encloses his waist; this is of various is sometimes ornamented with beads: s body-clothing is of the same stuff, and cassins, or swamp-boots, complete the his dress. The hair is tied in a thick with an eel-skin, and a few straggling that are left for the sides of his face. A ht-cap is always worn in cold weather, pe is in the mouth of the French Cananing till night. The dress of the women far from the modern taste as that of the late.) Many of the former only wear wn manufacture; but though a petticoat The most prevailing dress, some of them orate themselves in the most modish ha CHAP. VI. Foul, Fish, and Reptiles - The Forests The Beaver-- Birds-The common House-Fly-Cattle - Crosses on the High Roads-Town of Three Rivers-Montreal-La Rhine-Indian Village -Roman Catholic Funerals-Boundary between Canada and the United States-Isle of NoixLakes George and Champlain-North and South Hero-Albany - New York. THE Canadian habitations consist of only one story, or ground-floor, generally divided into four rooms the garret, or loft over them, is formed by the sloping roof. The chimney is in the centre of the house, and the room that contains the fire-place, is the kitchen; the rest are bed-rooms, some of which contain two, but none less than one bed. In winter, however, some of the men lie down to sleep upon the hearth; or by the stove, wrapped in a buffalo skin; they get up sometimes, and stir the fire, and then lie down again till morning. The furniture of these houses is often the workmanship of the owners. A few wooden chairs, with twig or rush bottoms, and two or three deal tables, are placed in each room; the latter, at meal-times, contain a number of wooden bowls, spoons, and trenchers. A press, and two or three large chests, contain their wearing. apparel; and a buffet in one corner, displays their sparing number of cups, saucers, and glasses; some of the broken sets being placed upon the mantelpiece. The best apartment often contains a large clock, and the sides of this apartment are ornamented with little pictures of the Holy Virgin and her Son, or waxen images of saints, &c. The kitchen exhibits very little more than kettles of soup, tureens of milk, |
