The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-11-01
LUMBIA COUNTY. PA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER l. 1855

lecting these people together. He proposes,
we are told, to gather them from the most
Northern regions and bring them down 10
the Danish settlements, where they can en-
joy more comforts and be subject TO less VIZ
cissitu6es.
The Esqumaux have priest, whom they
call Aniekok, who performs marriages and
burial services, and is supposed 10 have some
influence over the heart. When couple is
married, their friends have imposed upon
them, for a certain length of time, abstinence
from certain kinds of meats; and when a
young man or young woman dies, all the
young men and young women of the settle
ment are condemned 10 The same sort of ab-
slinence. The priest is believed TO have
power over the walrus and seal, and in
time of pressing scarcity 10 be able to call
them up to the surface of the water. Their
faith in the Anjekek is the only approach
they have to religious belief. They spend
their long winter of four months, total dark
ness, in sleeping and eating, never going ou,
TO hunt unless pressed By necessity. They
have no sort of amusement except singing
and an accompanying motion of the body,
which can hardly be designated dancing
They do not use tobacco in any shape, nor
do they smoke any other weed o: root for the
purpose Of stimulants, nor would they allow
any smoking ia their huis. The children sl-
ways get name selected from whatever sub
jecl happens to be on the fapis in the patsr-
nal hut when they are born.
10 Leavely or Godhaon, island of Disco,
the population of $50 or 800 is composed
principally Of Esquimaux, x,purs and half blood.
They manage to keep up good deal Of so.
ciaI enjoyment BY means of dancing, singing,
and music. They have peculiarly good
esr for music, and can manage 10 play on
The jewsharp or violin any air they hear
The women are said to be great rogues, il
no, in stealing gen,leinen's hearts, al least IN
p,lfering tin pots and plates, and anything of
That kind. We saw one yonng gentleman
connected with the expedition, who had no
less than three specimens ofthe hair of young
ladies' of Leavely. One of them is dark as
the ravens wing, of the silkiest texture, and
came from the locks of full blooded Esqui-
maux; another is dark brown, very fine, and
belonged 10 half blood; and the third, OF
golden color, and of equally fine texture,
showed Enthusiastically the Dinah blood OF
the lady's sire. We presume these love TO-
kens will be duly treasured, though not in
the National Museum at Washington. This
same gsallsman has quariity of skins and
furs which he has brought home with him as
"reminiscences OF Greenland. But they will
have to be fumigated or TO undergo some
other process of publication, for the Esqui-
maux ladies, who have the tanning operation
in charge, not being able to procure bark,
have recourse 10 liquid which answers as
well, but which careful chambermaids do not
tolerate the presence of in a room.
The Esquimaux never resort TO tie barba-
rous mode OF cutting off frosibiten limbs
They apply 10 them piece of rabbit skin,
and always of good effect. We are sorry TO
see that one Of the expedition lost his life by
the ampulation of frost bitten foot, and
that three others have had to suffer amputa-
tion. n
1t may be fact worthy of notice that DR..
Kane went 10 the Arctic regions provided
with dagueHeotype apparatus and plates, but
that from the peculiar nature of the atEos-
phere no imprs ssion could be taken. These,
and valuable collection of specimens Of
natural history, geology, and casts OF the Es-
quimaux, with the libraries Of Capt. Kane
and officers, had 10 be left behind; but the
drawings reports, instruments and docu-
ments Of the expedition were preserved.
The highest acknowledgmenis are paid 10
DR.. Kane, for the skill, ability, resolu:eness
and care of his men which he exhibited
When ou, on sleighing excursions he took
his place in harness as we'll as the meanest of
his men; and when the Advance was finally
abandoned, he supplied them with bread
made from his own hands, travelling back to
the vessel 10 bake it in the stoves. This he
continued during the whole thirty days that
VC party was GU fOWe W tue upou sea- 6Iu
he has travelled in his dog sleigh no less than
eight hundred miles on stretch, calling on
his way al an Esquimaux hut, in which four
of his men were sick. and depositing bread
with them. These same individuals he Of.
forwards carried in his sleigh, one BY one, to
the main party. ...
Nothing was too high for his scientific re-
search, nor too mean for his humane action.
He proved himself, indeed, model comman-
der; and the following form of prayer drawn
up by him, and used on ths starting and re-
turn of his expeditions, will show that he
did not neglect the spiritual welfare of his
men:-
PRAYER, TO BE USED BY THOSE ENGAGED IN
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION, A. D. 1858.
o, Almighty and Most Merciful Lord God,
who didst create the heavens, the sea and
the dry land, and hast given TO man wisdom
and skill TO plan and 10 work, we, Thy sinful
and dependent creatures, would ever seek
thy pardon thy puidance and thv protectiou