The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . cold. Very bad skin eruptions andsores also occur so frequently that a stay in the inner tent isthereby commonly rendered disgusting to Europeans. Some ofthe sores however are merely frostbites, which most Chukchesbring on themselves by the carelessness with which duringhigh winds they expose the bare neck, breast, and wrists tothe lowest When frostbite has happened it istreated, even though of considerable extent, with extreme care-lessness. They e
The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . cold. Very bad skin eruptions andsores also occur so frequently that a stay in the inner tent isthereby commonly rendered disgusting to Europeans. Some ofthe sores however are merely frostbites, which most Chukchesbring on themselves by the carelessness with which duringhigh winds they expose the bare neck, breast, and wrists tothe lowest When frostbite has happened it istreated, even though of considerable extent, with extreme care-lessness. They endeavour merely to thaw the frozen place as fastas possible partly by chafing, partly by heating. On the otherhand we never saw any one who had had a deep frostbite on thehands or feet, a circumstance which must be ascribed to thesei-viceable nature of their slioes and gloves. From the beginningof October 1878 to the middle of July 1879 no death appearsto have happened at any of the encampments near us. Duringthe same time the number of the inhabitants was increased bytwo or three births. During the wifes pregnancy the husband.
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