. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 310 RECENT NORTH-WEST Esquimaux watching a Seal-hole. too inflexible a material; while their cord or line is formed by cutting the toughest and most elastic skins into long stripes. During the short summer, they pursue with bow and arrow the deer, whose flesh as meat and whose hide as clothing are esteemed above all others. The eider and other ducks also furnisii
. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 310 RECENT NORTH-WEST Esquimaux watching a Seal-hole. too inflexible a material; while their cord or line is formed by cutting the toughest and most elastic skins into long stripes. During the short summer, they pursue with bow and arrow the deer, whose flesh as meat and whose hide as clothing are esteemed above all others. The eider and other ducks also furnisii them with food; while the skin, with the feathers inwards, supplies a light and comfortable dress. The early winter, however, compels these animals, in large bands, to move into more genial climes; and hence, for nine months in the year, subsistence | must be found in the waters. These indeed are filled with the large cetaceous fishes, the seal, the walrus, and even the whale; but the hunters and j the game are separated by a thick covering of ice. j Tiiese creatures, however, though they make their | chief dwelling beneath the waves, as formerly ob- served, experience the necessity of ascending from I time to time for the purposes of respiration. The f Esquimaux watch with the most indefatigable pa-. 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 Leslie, John, Sir, 1766-1832; Jameson, Robert, 1755-1854; Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd; London : Simpkin, Marshall
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