New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-13
THE ARCTIC KAFIGATORS.

Yesterday The al absorbing toxic Of conversation
IN The city was the ssfe return Of Dr. Ksue and as
competitions, ard the manifold pers and orivaious
which thy bad -ufered and survived. Through the
couD " u glad tiouss # his safety, and ds COY Of
his struggles wee borne on the swift stean breath
and thICbbed through the telegraph. till every hsnl
anc bone throughout the length and breadth ri ~
lard waf GREED with the Cd news, and live
sal sspirat on OF grstuce frVm the heart Of tle
nation No warrior returning om vic'ory ever
ci'e1 half tie e1ul'stOn which bdrsi spottaneou-ly
hrtb at the almost unhoptd-for return Of Dr.. Ktoe
| from BIZ uissioo Of merry. And well "a be h.s earuei
bis laures be we,rs item with meekness that odds
redoubled luster bis f-me, for in his heart be
says. "Ioid DO more th-n my duty" Early yesfsr.
day morning bis friends througed the Astr house TO
greet him. and for some hc urs be fully pied
in receiving their congratulations The members of
his fsny joined hin also, and for tbe pres Mt they
are all partakiDg of the hospitality Of Henry Grin
nell, Esq
| The Arctic and Release were taken to the navy
yard yesterday, and nearly ali of the officers and cre~
went ashore to zee heir friends ard ecioy Themselves
| after their long cruise. Capt Hsrtsten has bean
.joiled by bis family, and Lieut. Lowell found wa m
rece pion at home in Brooklyn the rest, suppose,
were made equally happy.
Although we presented readers yesterday with
very full and complete history Of the Arctic expe-
diions, have gathered the following additional
particulars Of
LIFE II TIE NORTH.
On going out in the morning, the fret breath you
take gives a tickling sensation 10 the lungs, aud you
feel it clear througl theu though you were bre ,th-
ing son exhilsratng gas. but after the first breath
l.. - -. and rrrrh
tie the rnometers stand at 500 600 bsow zero they
experience 10 great inconvenience At such tenn
persture, if you are warmly clothed you may go out
and exercise the ice quite c,mortably when there
is no wind. Your beard soon becomes heavy vito
your frozen breath; but when you have become &C
customed this you e9joy game at foot 'al on
smooth patch of ice and that t0) without fear
of slipping into an aI-hole. But when there
is wind, though it be slight, the case Is
different. 1t is, then, of no use 10 multiply thick
nesses Of 10TH the biting air strikes through as keeny
Is though there but single thics ness of muslin.
Skins alone can project you. You must t,ke yoat
fashions from the Esquimsux. You find the field IN
which you msy exercise your taste TO be rather lin
tied; you have seal skin, deer skin, rarely a bear
slin-trom these you must fashion yourself, If you
cannot purchase of some Esqumaux modise seatskn
or deer-ssin psntaoons and sell-skn boots. If the
paDtaloons do no not cover your foot neatly and
have no straps, you must be content, it is the
fashion of the country, and the EsqumauI bellies
will not think less Of you on that account. They,
too, wear seal skin pantaloops and boots. Taken
together these combinations cover limbs cor
responoiog to those which yours Tue dvisoa,
DO viewer, is quite different; their boots come up half
way above the knee, and the p.ntaloons come down
to meet them. The boots are double, consisting Of
wha may be termed sea-skiG stocking, with the far
inside, ard boot of the same material, with the flesh
side pext the stocking. Toward their upper exremi-
ties the boots are Of very am lie dimensions, aud Ia
spite of this it is said they fit tightly. The pantaoons
are frequen ~ of very beautiful COLOR snd orna-
nented with strips of red and white leather, e.bo-
rat ly embroidered in fine mosaic patterns. As the
garment iseDtire antoepeuds solely the coseness
of its fit for its support the manner of putting on be-
comes problem Of little interest You po der OVERT
lopg and vainy. At lsst you acquaint some far m
fdante with the subject of your spesuations and with
out any afehation of pIudery che tells you ii Is
"perfec ly easy" and straightway drawing al lmag
iRaIy pair over her feet and above her knees. sue
crosses Der legs and they slide easily upwards i'm
TO their place. They held there by the projection
of the hips which prevents them from falling until the
same position is again a.suUed. Their boots are
double 80 that they may by being tsken spa't be
more easily dried. This is necessary since the skins
intercept the Precipitation from the foot and when
mig comes are Away very moist The upper porioo
of the body is covered, first with the usual garment,
generally unadorned by laces. Over this is tightly
fitting sealskin jacket and the outer habimeot is
loose jorah of Calico with loose ruff of dogs fur
around the throat. Underneath white neckerchief
is tied closely around the throat. This is put on In
bapdage FORM and suggests influenza or bronchitis -
forcib as to be almost painful to the sight How
ever Won soon re, over this feeling, and learn to
dwell with delight upon their Monaghan features and
the pagoda of hair which crowns their low foreheads.
The constant practice of combing the hair straight
back renders the temples bald while they are
vet youpg-a warning to those who have adopt
cd the Chinese style Of dressing the hair. Music Is
a great favorte With the Esqumaux-the men being
most of them performers upon the vi Him. and possess
ing re adv ear retentive memory and considerable
ns,ural taste in the production Of their melodies You
will not find them averse to dancing, if you distribute
two or three bottles of whisky. They very apt a.
learning new dances, and waltz which was taught
them by one OF the Off GERS OF Lieut. DE Havens e1pe
dition was found by him, FIVE years after TO be very
common and remarkably well peri rmei ln the
lower set ements In Greenland you will be invited 10
a ball almost every night.
Among the northern tribes some Of their customs
are most nhuman. AT Cape Alexander, IN 'o
90 north, there are about thirty Esqumau1
living in seven families. One of thee consisted OF q
Young man and woman who had two children, the
youngest of which was weak aud sickly; 20 they
made a grave and laid the child IN 1t and covered
her with stone This is the way in which they get
nd of the aged and feeble. But whatever may be