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1861 Aug 11 +
3d Enc  3d Day out

accordance with Innuit custom it must be thus exposed for three days & three nights.
We leave a considerable portion of the Ni-noo here on deposite [[strikethrough]] till [[/strikethrough]] against our return.  Its length 8 feet - not of the largest size - its condition fine - very fat & its meat as tender & palatable as any Beef-steak I ever eat.  [[underlined]] The liver of Polar Bear never eaten by the Innuits. [[/underlined]]  Of course they know the general effects of eating this [[strikethrough]] portion [[/strikethrough]] part to be as if one was poisoned.  [[strikethrough]] The effects [[/strikethrough]]  As I have learned from the Innuits, [[strikethrough]] are that [[/strikethrough]] it makes them feel very bad - especially in the head - the hair dropping of & the skin peeling from their faces & bodies.  They do not allow [[underlined]] the dogs [[/underlined]] to eat it, [[strikethrough]] the consequence being [[/strikethrough]] because that it makes them sick, & causing all their hair to come off.  The Innuits either bury the liver or cast it into the sea.  Even after this precaution, dogs sometimes succeede in getting hold of it, the results following as stated.

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