This is not owing to his fear of conflagrations, but to a superstition that such an occurrence may bring him ill luck in hunting or fishing.
It was in the season of curing fish, and the stench that greeted my nostrils was by no means delightful.

Visits to dwellings or magazines would have been much easier had I possessed a sponge saturated with cologne water.

Fish were in various stages of preparation, some just hung upon poles, while others were nearly ready for the magazine.

The manner of preparation is much the same as in Kamchatka, save that the largest fish are skinned before being cut into strips.

The poorest qualities go to the dogs, and the best are reserved for bipeds.
Though the natives do the most of the fishing on the Amoor, they do not have a monopoly of it, as some of the Russians indulge in the sport.