The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . amp, whose moss wickis trimmed with a piece of wood of the shape shown in thedrawing. The lamp rests on a foot, and it in its turn in a this way every drop of oil that may be possibly spilled iscollected. If there is anything that this people ought to save, itis certainly oil, for this signifies to them both light and the roof of the bedchamber some bars are fixed over thelamps on which clothes and shoes are hung to dry. The lampsare kept alight
The voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe; with a historical review of previous journeys along the north coast of the Old World . amp, whose moss wickis trimmed with a piece of wood of the shape shown in thedrawing. The lamp rests on a foot, and it in its turn in a this way every drop of oil that may be possibly spilled iscollected. If there is anything that this people ought to save, itis certainly oil, for this signifies to them both light and the roof of the bedchamber some bars are fixed over thelamps on which clothes and shoes are hung to dry. The lampsare kept alight the whole day; during night they are com-monly extinguished, as otherwise they would require continualattention. Some clothes and fishing implements, two or threereindeer skins to rest upon—these are the whole furniture of aChukch tent. Every tent is besides provided with some drums {ydrar).These are made of a Avooden ring, about seventy centimetres indiameter, on which is stretched a skin of seal or walrus drum is beaten with a light stick of whalebone. Thesound thus produced is melancholy, and is so in a yet higher. SECTIOK OF A CHUKCH LAMP. (After a drawing by G. Bove.) a a. The oil. h. The wick. c. The foot. d. The basin under it. e. stick for trimmiug the wick. degree when it is accompanied by the natives monotonous,commonly rhythmical songs, which ajDpear to me to have a strongresemblance to those we hear in Japan and China. A stillgreater resemblance I thought I observed in the dances of thesepeoples. Notti is a splendid 7/^tra?-player. After some pressinghe played several of their songs with a feeling for which I hadnot given him credit. The auditors Avere numerous, and by theirsmiles and merry eyes one could see that they were transportedby the- sounds which ^otti knew how to call from the was also listened to in deep silence, with an admirationlike that with which in a large room we listen to a distinguishedpianist. I saw in the tent no other musi
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