Morning cold plunge - a common Native practice. Excerpt from Weddle, Robert S. (ed.). 1987. La Salle, the Mississippi, and the Gulf. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. The Talon brothers, who were part of the LaSalle Expedition, were tasked with staying with the Cenis for years to learn their language and culture. Upon return to France, they were interviewed and this excerpt is the written summary of that interview, translated to English in the above reference. | Paleo Foraging