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[[symbol: cross]] Sunday Dec 30th

This morning went over to N. Star village.  The men Innuits all out early Sealing.  The matters relative to their supply & that of their families becoming desperate.  The G.H. cannot spare from its supply much more provision.

To save suffering, I allow Tuk-oo-li-too & his force to work on my Winter dress to-day.  As soon as this is ready, I start with the natives such as named for the place indicated.  This place is a bad one for game - Sealing &c.  Much suffering has already been experienced for want of food!  How painful to have one whom you know to be suffering say: 'I am hungry'!

I took over with me today a handful of the pressed "Cracklings" I brought with me from Cincinnati.  They were given me by [[space]] who ground the meat for my Pemican.  Two or 3 cakes [[strikethrough]] of this [[/strikethrough]] (all I had) weighing perhaps 20 lbs I have.  The object was simply to use this in case starvation ever stared me & mine [[strikethrough]] us [[/strikethrough]] in the face when pursuing my voyage to K.W.L.  It occured to me that perhaps at no time could they do more good than now.  Soon as arriving at Ebierbing's

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1860 [[symbol: cross]] Dec 30

Tuk-oo-li-too, whom I found busily engaged with her aunt who occupies same Igloo on my dress, emptied the kettle in which she was cooking the last of the Seal meat I obtained for her the other day.  Into this kettle I crumbled some of said "Cracklings" having 1st put on a little water which was then boiling.  In a short time seasoning - salt & pepper - was added.  I am glad to make record of the fact that:  Cincinnati pressed "Cracklings" made as rich a soup as ever I ate!  O, that I had tons of it here - or even 1/2 of one!  I could do much good with it among this unfortunate people.  I say unfortunate, because this Winter finds them peculiarly so.  Tuk-oo-li-too & "Sushy" [[strikethrough]] both [[/strikethrough]] pronounced frequently in eating their bowl of soup 'pe-e-u-ad-lo' it is very good.  Thanks to the giver of this for it will do much good!

Spending some time here talking of home my friends there - of Mr. Grinnell of whom Tuk-oo-li-too delights to hear - I finally departed for a walk back upon the island.  Visited the grave of Allokee - its snow covering!

Returned to the village - Saw Tuk-oo-li-to going to the oo-mi-a for Ook-sook (oil) for her lamps.  Invited her to call with me on Nuk-er-ton.  We found her as yesterday - The [[strikethrough]] half [[/strikethrough]] hour there - My talk to Nuk-er-ton.  Tuk-oo-li-too the weeping Interpreter.  Unless a Seal [[?]]

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