. Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . mselves. Theornaments thus worn are generally ofpolished stone or bone. Sometimes,however, bits of parti-colored fur orthe teeth of wolves and foxes are in-serted instead of the more elaborateornaments. So far as the industrial arts existamong them, the s
. Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . mselves. Theornaments thus worn are generally ofpolished stone or bone. Sometimes,however, bits of parti-colored fur orthe teeth of wolves and foxes are in-serted instead of the more elaborateornaments. So far as the industrial arts existamong them, the same are carried onby the Esquimau women. The dressing 4oO GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. of hides, the preparation of clothing andfood, and generally the gathering ofwood, timber, and whale- fish frozen down therein at over seventy-one thousand pounds. It does not ap-pear that the Esquimaux share with their tre^Tur^ofS. bone is their work. In fellow-barbarians of the North Ameri-basement. ^ un(]cr«_,-nmnti Esquimau can woods that improvidence and neglect houses there is frequently a kind of eel- , of preparation, on account of whichlar beneath the principal apartment, whole tribes of the latter have been fre-whieh is packed full of meats and fish, quently brought to the verge of extinc-It is allowed to freeze in packing, and tion by ESQUIMAU FAMILY—TYPES AND COSTUMES.—Drawn by A. de Neuville, after Captain Graah. is mixed with snow for this kinds of flesh, blubber, and fish arepacked together in this apartment,which is made as large as possible, andfilled full against the exigencies of thewinter. A kind of trap-door opens intothe basement, into which the woman ofthe house enters and tears off enough ofthe frozen material for current of these subterranean meat houseswas examined by Sir Edwin Belcher,who estimated the quantity of meat and As to family economy, the Esquimaugoes no further than the law of neces-sity. What he mUSt, he Esquimaux does. Nece
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