. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 62 The Ottawa Naturalist [Vol. XXXII. The average white man doing the same kind of work as an Eskimo under the same conditions will eat about the same amount, grease included. The white man starting on straight meat or fish will not eat as much for the first few days, and does not crave as much. Presumably the human system for some of the elements draws on the reserves stored up in the body. Later, he has to eat much greater quantities of meat or fish to supply the proper amount of those elements which are found in but small amounts m meat and
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 62 The Ottawa Naturalist [Vol. XXXII. The average white man doing the same kind of work as an Eskimo under the same conditions will eat about the same amount, grease included. The white man starting on straight meat or fish will not eat as much for the first few days, and does not crave as much. Presumably the human system for some of the elements draws on the reserves stored up in the body. Later, he has to eat much greater quantities of meat or fish to supply the proper amount of those elements which are found in but small amounts m meat and fish. The Eskimo is naturally gregarious, and par- ticularly in his eating habits, prefers to practice a limited form of communism. Individuals may lay up food stores, and feel a just pride in having focd in plenty to set before their friends and guests from afar, and a man's social standing is largely de- pendent upon his ability as a hunter and his con- one within hearmg flocks ever with teacup in hand. Indeed, the watchful and forehanded ones begin to gather as soon as the smoke of the cooking-fire has been ascending about the proper length of time. With twenty or thirty persons sitting down in the circle, the average cooking-pot can only supply a very small "war-time portion" of fish to each person A cup of tea is drunk, a pipe smoked, and the crowds drift away, to spend a short time mending fish-nets, or working at some handiwork before the shout goes up to go somewhere else for another little snack. My experience at this sort of life was that one hardly ever got enough to eat at the meals, and had to splice out with an occasional half-dried fish from the drying-racks or stages. The Eskimo of story is often pictured as eating tallow candles and guzzling seal-oil. These stories may be true, but in the course of several years among. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloratio
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