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 . WRIST PULL. taken care of, and that for the former the parentsevince the liveliest affection. There seems to be no marriage ceremony. Thematrimonial arrangement is frequently perfected bythe parents while the parties are children.
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 . WRIST PULL. taken care of, and that for the former the parentsevince the liveliest affection. There seems to be no marriage ceremony. Thematrimonial arrangement is frequently perfected bythe parents while the parties are children. As the female is eligible for marriage much earlier Appendix II 497 than the male, a girl may be appropriated by a manwhose wife has died, before her intended is old enoughto marry. This arrangement may continue, or herintended may claim her when he is old enough. Thisis largely a matter of mutual agreement. Young couples frequently change partners severaltimes in the first year or two, till both are suited,when the union is practically permanent, except fortemporary periods during which an exchange may beeffected with another man, or the wife loaned to 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 andev
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