. Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. ^58 RECENT NORTH-WEST VOYAGES. CHAP. VIL ^ , ^t>:.^ :m<^':^ .\^. ijioupof K«i|iiinh'ux. F<rni:lle cuuiiteiiuncc. Dress, is often agreeable, having a frank and good-humoured expression; and, were it cleared of the thick crust of grease and dirt, so as to exhibit the real complexion, which is only that of a deep brunette, it might, even in Europe, be reckoned handso
. Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. ^58 RECENT NORTH-WEST VOYAGES. CHAP. VIL ^ , ^t>:.^ :m<^':^ .\^. ijioupof K«i|iiinh'ux. F<rni:lle cuuiiteiiuncc. Dress, is often agreeable, having a frank and good-humoured expression; and, were it cleared of the thick crust of grease and dirt, so as to exhibit the real complexion, which is only that of a deep brunette, it might, even in Europe, be reckoned handsome. The skin is unctuous and unpleasantly cold to the touch ; the flesh soft and flabby ; owing probably to the fat animal substances which form the principal part of their food. Dress, through the necessity imposed by the climate, is much more ample, and prepared with greater care than is usual among other savage tribes. That of the. 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 Leslie, John, Sir, 1766-1832; Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854; Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846. London; Edinburgh : T. Nelson
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