. Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . fish which frequent theshallow waters of the bays are used as food. 234 THK HUDSON BAY ESKIMO. TOBACCO AND SNUFF. All the adults are addicted to the use of tobacco, both for smokingand chewing and in the form of snuff, although it is not everyonethat uses tobacco in all three ways. The plug tobacco, used for smoking and chewing, is carried in asmall pouch of seal skin attached to the belt, which keeps it from beingdampened by perspiration or rain. Watches are also carried in thesame receptacle. Fig. .5
. Annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution . fish which frequent theshallow waters of the bays are used as food. 234 THK HUDSON BAY ESKIMO. TOBACCO AND SNUFF. All the adults are addicted to the use of tobacco, both for smokingand chewing and in the form of snuff, although it is not everyonethat uses tobacco in all three ways. The plug tobacco, used for smoking and chewing, is carried in asmall pouch of seal skin attached to the belt, which keeps it from beingdampened by perspiration or rain. Watches are also carried in thesame receptacle. Fig. .58 (No. 74485) is such a bag, made of hairyseal skin. The edges alone are trimmed with lighter colored strips ofseal skin. A string holds the mouth of the bag together after it isrolled up. A loop at one corner enables the bearer to affix; it to hisbelt when traveling to avoid the necessity of opening the bag in whichhe usually carries such small things. Leaf tobacco is preferred for the preparation of snuft, but as this isnot always to be had plug is often used. This is shredded u^) and. Fig. 58. Tobacco pouch. dried, and when dry enough is reducetl to a powder by inclosing aquantity in a f )ld of seal skin and pounding it with a stone or stick. Snuff is kept in a purse-shaped bag, closed at the mouth with athong. To it is attached a little spoon made of ivory. Various formsof this implement are made. The general appearance is that of a com-mon spoon, of which the ends and sides of the bowl are cut oft. Atthe end of the handle is a sligiit depression for containing the snuff,which is held firmly against the orifice of the nostril and inhaled by asudden indrawing of the breath while the tinimb of tlie other handcloses the opposite nostril. The old women ajipear more addicted to the use of snuff than anyof the men. The effect of inhaling the strong snuffis (juiikly shownin the face. It seems to atfect people more than the use of tobacco inany other way. MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. 2
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