. Arctic geography and ethnology. A selection of papers on Arctic geography and ethnology. at care and in-dulgence with which those of tender years are treated, it may beinferred that the greatest mortality takes place under the fifth year,but it does not appear that there is any particular form of diseaseto which they are, before this age, peculiarly liable ; the conditionof the mother, however, according as the season is one of abundanceor scarcity, has by their own account a material influence on thehealth of the offspring. During first pregnancy great solicitude hasbeen observed on the par
. Arctic geography and ethnology. A selection of papers on Arctic geography and ethnology. at care and in-dulgence with which those of tender years are treated, it may beinferred that the greatest mortality takes place under the fifth year,but it does not appear that there is any particular form of diseaseto which they are, before this age, peculiarly liable ; the conditionof the mother, however, according as the season is one of abundanceor scarcity, has by their own account a material influence on thehealth of the offspring. During first pregnancy great solicitude hasbeen observed on the part of the husband for his wife, althoughthere is no reason to believe childbirth anything but easy. In theparticular instance alluded to, from the delicate appearance of thewoman it was fancied that every precaution was taken to guardagainst premature labour, three cases of which came under notice inthe last winter. Previous to proceeding farther with the usages and occupations ofthese people, it will be well to give some idea of their habitations. ESKIMO WINTER-HUT AT HOTHAM INLET. 255.
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