Show origin of Fr firewater awater when tho the hudson day bay trading company began its trading among the indians it was found that by selling tho the indians liquor they coald more easily bo be induced to trade their pelt ries the first whisky or intoxicant of interior inferior quality was waa distilled in england and brought io to america la in large bar rela 1 I but la in transporting it overland it wn a found more convenient to divide it into small kegs the traders soon became aware 0 of the fact that by diluting the whisky with water more lure urs could be obtained this was used for some time but tho the indians learned that good whisky poured on are would cause it tt to game flame up where as had bad the whisky been diluted the fire are would be quenched it was waa by this simple experiment that the terra term firewater became a common word among indians A chief who had experienced the tad bad effects of whisky among his bla people ale said it was waa most certainly distilled ir from the hearts hearte ot of wildcats and the tha tongues ot of women from the tha effects it produced red man |