. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. Tin: LAST ( laisi; oi" tiik miijanda. 61 ., \ deliglit in cofTee and tobacco, l)otli of which arc deleterious to them. The cotl'ee tliev drink very stntnir, and tliev revel in the brief exhilaration that it atfords them. But tiiey are aware of its injurious elTects, and young men who arc destined to be good seal-catcliers are allowed little or none. It is apt to i)roduce a giddiness fatal to a kay- aker, who needs to have always
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. Tin: LAST ( laisi; oi" tiik miijanda. 61 ., \ deliglit in cofTee and tobacco, l)otli of which arc deleterious to them. The cotl'ee tliev drink very stntnir, and tliev revel in the brief exhilaration that it atfords them. But tiiey are aware of its injurious elTects, and young men who arc destined to be good seal-catcliers are allowed little or none. It is apt to i)roduce a giddiness fatal to a kay- aker, who needs to have always a cl ea r h cad . T h ev both chew and smoke tobacco, and even the little cluldren will run after vou—<]jirls as well as bovs—beggitig for some of the precious weed. Si)irits are not allowed by the Danish goveriu)rs to be sold or exchanged among them ; but if l)y any means thev can pro- cure any. they delight in the effects p r o d u c e d . Xansen, the Arctic ex- l)lorer, says, in speaking of these West Greenland Eskimos: " They are passionately fond of spirits, men and women alike—not because they like the taste, as I was often told, but because it is so delightful to be drunk. And drunk they become at every possible opportunity. Somewhat incongruously, too, the women, as a rule, like their husbands best when they are in a state of ; Living on the verge of existence, these people have need of all. MOTHER AND BABE. i I I- 1 J. 1 I'i i\. 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 Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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