Their Fire and Chimneys.Several Families live together in one of theſe Houſes or Huts; each Family occupying a Room by itſelf ſeparated from the reſt by a Wooden Poſt, by which alſo the Roof is ſupported; before which there is a Hearth or Fire-place, in which is placed a great Lamp in the Form of a Half Moon ſeated on a Trevet; over this are hung their Kettles of Braſs, Copper, or Marble, in which they boil their Victuals: under the Roof, juſt above the Lamp, they have a ſort of Rack or Shelf, to put their wet Clothes upon the dry. The Fore-Door or Entry of the Houſe is very low, ſo that they muſt ſtoop, and muſt creep in upon all Fours, to get in at it; which is ſo contrived to keep the cold Air out, as much as poſſible. The Inſide of the Houſes is covered or lined with old Skins, which before have ſerved for the Covering of their Boats. Seven or eight Families lodge in one of theſe Houſes.Some of theſe Houſes are ſo large, that they can harbour ſeven or eight Families.
Upon the Benches or Shelves where their Beds are placed, is the ordinary Seat of the