. The birds of Siberia; a record of a naturalist's visits to the valleys of the Petchora and Yenesei . unseen god, of whom the wooden idol isevidently considered but the symbol, it must be killed ina peculiar fashion. A running- noose is made in themiddle of a cord and put round the horns of the deer ; aSamoyede holds the two ends. Another noose is putround the animals hind feet, and while he is thus held atfull stretch, he is stabbed in both sides with two piecesof wood (not with a knife); then the spirit of the reindeeris supposed to be sent to the god. The greater numberof Samoyedes have ad
. The birds of Siberia; a record of a naturalist's visits to the valleys of the Petchora and Yenesei . unseen god, of whom the wooden idol isevidently considered but the symbol, it must be killed ina peculiar fashion. A running- noose is made in themiddle of a cord and put round the horns of the deer ; aSamoyede holds the two ends. Another noose is putround the animals hind feet, and while he is thus held atfull stretch, he is stabbed in both sides with two piecesof wood (not with a knife); then the spirit of the reindeeris supposed to be sent to the god. The greater numberof Samoyedes have adopted the Russian faith, and havebeen baptized into the Greek Church, but many of thesestill retain their ancient beliefs, and sacrifice to theiridols, while in the more easterly parts of the vastregion inhabited by this people, many have not yetbeen converted. * William Govedon, who wintered at Pustozara, 1614-15, tells us that theSamoyedes had then no true knowledge of God, but worship blocks and imagesof the deuill, unto which they strangle tame deeTe.—Puichas his Pilgrimes, lib. OLD RUSSIAN SILVER CROSS
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