Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . TUG OF WAR. As the males are considerably in excess there isa constant demand for wives, and girls frequentlymarry while still as flat-chested and lank-hipped asa boy. Though not lacking in warmth of blood they arenot a prolific pe
Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . TUG OF WAR. As the males are considerably in excess there isa constant demand for wives, and girls frequentlymarry while still as flat-chested and lank-hipped asa boy. Though not lacking in warmth of blood they arenot a prolific people. The females arrive at the ageof puberty neither very early nor very late, but ac-cording to their own statements they never have chil-dren, even with every possible provocation, till at leastthree years later, and I am inclined to think the state-ment is substantially correct. VOL. I.—32 49^ Northward over the Great Ice Motherhood and the various female functions causethem hardly if any more inconvenience than is thecase with animals. Of religion, properly speaking, they have nearest approach to it is simply a collection ofmiscellaneous superstitions and beliefs in good andevil spirits. It may be said, in relation to this lattersubject, that information in regard to it is extremely. ESKIMOS IN THEIR KAYAKS. difficult to obtain, and probably the bottom facts ofthe matter will be known only when some enthusiastis willing to devote five or six years of his time toliving with them and doing as they do, becoming infact one of them. In physical appearance the members of the tribeare below the average stature, generally well built,plump and rounded in figure, and deceptively heavy. Appendix II 499 The popular idea that the people of this tribe areof small size is, in general, true ; but there are com-parative giants among them, and I could name severalwho stand in the neiorhbourhood of five feet ten, andweigh from one hundred and seventy-five to one hun-dred and eight
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