The brother was sure that he was not discovered--this _knowledge_ being the information of some of the spirits. He therefore did not answer. Some of the other men had gone to meet him and endeavoured to amuse him, that the brother might give the first blow. Accordingly he shot--straight for the heart. He dropped but rose immediately and continued towards the camp that was within sight, laughing at their undertaking. _The ball went through and through, but not a drop of blood was seen--_His heart was already formed into Ice_. Here they seized and bound him, and with ice chissels and axes set to work to dispatch him. According to his desire they had collected a large pile of dry wood and laid him upon it. The body was soon consumed, but the heart remained perfect and entire; it rolled several times off the pile. They replaced it as often. Fear seized them. Then with their (ice) chissels they cut and hacked it into small bits, but yet with difficulty was it consumed! [Treatments and Recovery] They fancy that blood which circulated through the heart first turns into water, then coagulates or congeals, and shortly after becomes into solid imperforable or impenetrable ice. The only antidote or remedy for this is to give them large draughts of high-wines, double distilled spirits, or the spirits of wine, if any can be had the better. This taken in large draughts and frequently and _kept_ beside a large fire flows to the heart and thaws the ice. If a profuse sweat ensues, it is a happy omen. An Indian with me this winter gave out his apprehensions that he was thus tormented. I communicated it to two others who happened to come in about that time. "Why do you not give him large draughts of your strongest spirits to drink and keep him in the room beside a large fire?" I replied that I was afraid it would burn him. "Oh no! If he is a real Windigo, it will only do him good by driving out the ice. But if he _lies_ to you, indeed, then it certainly will injure him. But it will be good for him, and teach him for the future not to impose upon people to frighten them." However, they are, in general, kind and extremely indulgent to those thus infected. They seem to consider it as an infliction and are desirous of doing all they can to assist. There are, however, many exceptions. But these again depend upon the circumstances attending them. One of my best hunters here is thus tormented, or at least thus torments himself, and very often desires his friends, in compassion, to put a period to [his] existence the first symptoms he may shew of cannibalism. A young girl, lately married, and scarcely worth a _filip_ so small and diminutive, was this winter seized with this phrensy. The consequence was that the men durst not leave the tent for {50} any length of time, being obliged to assist the women in holding and preventing her from biting or eating any of the children and perhaps herself. They bethought of a sacrifice: cropping her hair--and short.