Modern travel, a record of exploration, travel . 6lo>rtn-«)D sealskipused as a float-Head of horpoonbending a/-(-^ejoinf. EsH\rtio in his kajaK fioaY upon Hit water Seal wihhtarbof harpoonnfifh lineal-Pachcd and line atrached Harpoon and Bladder ICE-BOUND SHORES OF LABRADOR 51 further south there are lean, sharp-faced Eskimos withbony limbs and pointed noses. They are pure-bloodedEskimos, but the cause of the change lies in the alteredfood and habits of the people themselves, habits inducedby contact with the outer world. Seals are not the only quarry; by far the bestfortune a man can have
Modern travel, a record of exploration, travel . 6lo>rtn-«)D sealskipused as a float-Head of horpoonbending a/-(-^ejoinf. EsH\rtio in his kajaK fioaY upon Hit water Seal wihhtarbof harpoonnfifh lineal-Pachcd and line atrached Harpoon and Bladder ICE-BOUND SHORES OF LABRADOR 51 further south there are lean, sharp-faced Eskimos withbony limbs and pointed noses. They are pure-bloodedEskimos, but the cause of the change lies in the alteredfood and habits of the people themselves, habits inducedby contact with the outer world. Seals are not the only quarry; by far the bestfortune a man can have is to catch sight of a walrusresting on the ice. The great idea is to rush boldlyupon the ponderous beast and spear or shoot it whileit is too dazed to move. It has no chance; it is un-wieldy and slow and has hardly made up its mindwhich way to turn before the hunter is on it and its lifeis over. A walrus is a formidable beast; its ferociouseyes and bristling whiskers and great gleaming tusksmake a terrible picture ; and the very weight of itstremendous rush would be enough to frighten mostfolks, quite apart from the u
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