Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-11-13

fined to their boats, in obtaining the means of
existence. The most of them live in houses
covered with seal skins, and banked up at The
sides with snow and their fuel is mostly of the
flesh of the seal, yet they have something tha,
they use in cooking at some places similar to
our peat, but it is not 10 be had in any large
quantities. The cooking is done mostly in a
single iron pot, suspended from the roofs Of
their cabins. As to vegetables, there are bul
very few in any part, and north of 69 deg there
are none at all; and, with the seal and bear
meat in abundance, they are perfectly content
ed with their lot in that uncharitable REGION o
snow and ice. Their amusements are the OBJ.
tanning of their livelihood; rather inclined to
Incidence, and consequently, from habit, their
desires are limited. The sledges in which
they travel, drawn BY their dogs, are made
very light, and about eight feet long with this
they travel at rapid rate. The color of this
people Is similar TO that of the Indian when
clean; but water is something they seldom use
about their persons, and they are consequently
very filthy, particularly the males; their size
Is rather smaller and more stumpy than the
American white, and withal very strong,
and can endure almost anything in the way
of fatigue or cold. The females are consid.
cred good looking for the Kind, some quite
pretty +; they get married without much GER
emeny, and are compelled to spend the hon
ey-moon in the same bed with the men.
women and children Of all ages sometimes
dozen will sleep in the same bed. but as a
people their animal passions do moi FREEDOM.
mate they have ideas of virtue, which. in
some respects, it would be well for other
races 10 emulate. Their marriage ties being
sacred and binding in future world. as they
believe, they allow themselves TO mingle
promiscuousIy but not criminally. Their
dead bodies are buried only about six inches
below The surface, on account of the impos-
sibilily of digging deeper with the means
they have at their command, the ground is
frozen SO hard. In The vicinity of Holsren.
burg the deer skin is more generally used ior
clothing than the seal, and the hair is much
softer than that of deer in our own country,
feeling much more like the fur of seal than
hair.
The cold was SO intense some part Of the
Ii:ne that the expeditionists wore masks GOV.
ering The whole face, leaving only aperures
for The eyes, nose and mouth: this was made
of deer skin, lined with flannel The vessel
was kept heated all the time in fact during
The coldest weather, wind-sail was put up
TO conduct fresh air between decks and in
the cabin. BY having abundance of coal
they always had a comfortable place of re.
sort and while locked up in the ice, ever,
man was kept out of the vessel five hours ey
cry day for exercise, and not allowed to come
OH hoard until the time was up, and eacl
man was compelled to wash all over every
Saturday afternoon. The officers deserve
great credit for their management, and un
doubledly will receive il. To their exertons
and atteptions can be credited The healthy
state in which the whole crew, in cruise On.
PARALLEL in dangers on record, is kept with
out losing a single mnn.
These gallant officers of our navy second
ed the desires Of Mr.. Grinnell in his philan
thropc enterprise, by voluntarily offering
their services to carry into effect the vxped
tion, and left our shores with the conscious
ness that they were engaged in noble en-
terprlse, and knowing at the same time tina
their return TO their native land alive wa.
hardly dreamed of by the friends left behind
Yet they have returned, and noby have they
borne their hardships and done their duty
Do not such men deserve from our govern.
ment some substantial as well as honorable
notice.-N. Y. Times.