. On snow-shoes to the barren grounds [microform] : twenty-eight miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison. Hunting; Chasse. 62 ON SXOW-SMOKS TO THK IJAKKKN' GROUNDS m 'fell is, I tliiiik, its greatest advaiitaj:je, because, if you do not happen to have a wife to direct, or, havinij one, do not stand hii^li in her estimation, your socks will be of the same size, and all too large. Consequently your feet will slip about, which is most tiresome in long and hard walking, and the socks will freeze into wrinkles, and when your snow-shoe strings have also be- come frozen they will cut your toes and inste
. On snow-shoes to the barren grounds [microform] : twenty-eight miles after musk-oxen and wood-bison. Hunting; Chasse. 62 ON SXOW-SMOKS TO THK IJAKKKN' GROUNDS m 'fell is, I tliiiik, its greatest advaiitaj:je, because, if you do not happen to have a wife to direct, or, havinij one, do not stand hii^li in her estimation, your socks will be of the same size, and all too large. Consequently your feet will slip about, which is most tiresome in long and hard walking, and the socks will freeze into wrinkles, and when your snow-shoe strings have also be- come frozen they will cut your toes and instep, and very likely cripple you eventually. While your moccasins and socks should fit snug, they must not be tight, and your mittens large enough to be drawn easily over hands already encased in loose, stout gloves. Noth- ing should fit tight in the Northland, otherwise your chances of freezing arc much greater. The denial I practised in the matter of blankets proved doubly advantage- ous. It conditioned me so that very soon I slept soundly and comfortably, and it proved a blessing to John, to whom I gave of my surplus. lie was very glad to get the additional blanket, and I never encountered an Indian throughout my trip who was not thank- ful for any extra covering, even a coat, that I let him have. This is apro- pos of the declaration made to the venturer into this country that the Indians scorn more than one blanket. I heard it on all sides. " What! two pairs of blankets ? Why, the Indians," etc., etc. When these Indians sleep under one blanket it is because thev have no second,. A \V(IMAN S I'OKCl - 11,1. 1! Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Whitney, Caspar, 1862?-1929. New York : Harper
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