Indians ate these berries when they had fever, and Thor gathered half a pint before he went on.

They, too, were bitter.
He nosed the trees, and found at last what he wanted.

It was a jackpine, and at several places within his reach the fresh pitch was oozing.

A bear seldom passes a bleeding jackpine.

It is his chief tonic, and Thor licked the fresh pitch with his tongue.