New-York tribune., 1872-03-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
u,yrs,s LAND OF sOLArION.

In the Summer of 1869 Dr, Hayes the weh-kho"h
Arctic explorer became member OF o small party
of friends on visit TO Greenland, IN the steam-yacht
ofMr. William Bradford. the celebrated painter of
Northern scenery. The first port at which the
miniature expedition arrived was that of Juliana-
shaah. a Danish settlement about eighty miles TO
the north and west of Cape Farewell, and not
unite siN degrees south of the Arctic circle.
II is some twenty miles from the sea on the bank or
very long aud twisted ford which rs studded with
islands. The town is one of the most hourshlng Iii
the country and situated in region full OF historic
and legendary interest presents an impressive type
of Greenland life. On the morning after the ar
rival of the yacht. the writer made visit to the
house of the governor, where he was greeted by
the principal part of the population. Not soul OF
them had gone he'd after the arrival of the vessel
in the harbor. As soon they signs of activity
on board. they were loud and hilarious in their ex-
pressions of delight. The little huts from when
they emerged could scarcely be distinguished from
the ks themselves and the people appeared 10 pe
coming ont of the earth, and dropping INTO IL agai"
like prairie dogs. The landing Of the boat caused
furious excitement Men, women, ana chlldreh-a
hundred or more Of themfoImed INTO TWO INES an
Of them laughing. and talking at the top OF ther
voices tn watch the process. Some pointed with
their fingers; Others remarked upon the ODD charac-
fer of the strangers costume; Others made merry
over his wonderful round-topped hat. tGreat and
terrible was the odor of fish. The inhabitants might
have been taken for kind of amphibious creatures
of n tishy nature. In fact, they are all fishermen
everything bas an ancient and hsh-hse smell the
roo ks and wharf were strewn with fish; and the AR
seemed charged with fish that had eAhaicd INTO the
crcumambient ether.
The natives were Of many shades of color from
the tawny hue of the EsquimauX 10 the transparent
skin and rosy cheeks of the Caucasiai one young
girl especially who stood apart from the rest as II
she were superior to them, was of this class Her
hair which very abundant, was auburn, and
had been arrang ged with great red silk hand
kerchef was tied about the forehead and many
ribbons tuttered from the knot of hair which stood
up on the crown Of her mead Her toilet had been
performed with curious nicely Her boots were as
red as her handkerchief, and quite as spotleSs; :;
her trowsers, eaily ornamented with needie-work
and beads, were of shining seal-skiu; her Jaunty
Jacket was of the brightest color meeting the trow
scrs at the hips where ii was trimmed with broad
hand of eider-dowu She wore a collar Of the same
material about the neck and gorgeous beads upon
tbc wrists The author met with little success III
his advances towards acquaintance. AT the 1ist
word the lttle coquette blushed' and ran away ne
hind a house. pcepiug however, from time TO time
around the coIncr in the simple and artess tashloh
of her kind the world over.
The bonses including "a picturesque little church,
projected from the weather by double walls, ample
calkiug and thick coat of pitch which closes up
every crack and Granny. The pastors house was a
neat structure surrounded by ward and garden,
\ and incloSed with high fence In every window
plants we're growing in bughtlypaintcd pots filling
" the rooms with 'heir delicious perfumes
In the pastor Dr. Hayes met with an agreeable slr
prise having him nearly ten years before at
Upcruayik among the polar frOsts, almost Thousand
miles beyond his pTesent residence. He received his
old acquaintance with the accustomed pleasant
smile and cordial greetings. There was soon bot
te Of wine upon the table fragrant coffee in the urn
and 4 generous supply of Danish viands After the
lunch they strolled up the bank of little stream
that beside the parsonage. and came upon
broad valley. in the center of which there was
a lake herd of cows and flock of goats
were browsing the extensive pasture grounds
which il WAS surrounded The forage was abundant
for the Summer, but the grass never grows high
enough for hay. The lake abounds III trout some of
which were on the table at dinner. There also
some Greenland beef, Greenland milk and butter
some smoked Greenland salmon, and Greenland ven
iSon: radishes and lettuces from the garden and
with the dessert, glass or two of old Santa Cruz
punch and accompanied by old Dutch pipes The
party was increased by the addition of the governor
and his assistant: conversation became brisk about
The legends of Greenland and il was not until a
day was brcdklng above lne Solemn HliiS
around that the gratifed guest found his way back
To- his vessel. He had not, however, made night OF
II at the parsonage the break of day at that sea
son about two o'clock.
The details given by the author with regard to
the condition of the Esquimaux in Greenland, are,
for the most part novel, and possess considerable
interest Since their arrival III that country, they
have not only improved in their spiritual state, but
in their temporal affairs They formerly led
purely nOmadic life dressing solely in the skins of
wild beasts Now they dwell in permanent com
munities, and have adopted the habits, and, in
some measure, the costume Of civilized people The
population of Greenland. at present, is about 1000
The productions consist chiefly of stOck-fsh (the
cod dried without SALT eider-down fuIs. seal-skns
and blubber of which the latter furnishes the chief
profit. The fishing and hunting are mainly done by
The Greenanders Tor Esquimauxl, and not the
Danes The former not prone 10 be gov
erned, but submit 10 the Danish rule without
"a murmur, especially as they have a voice in their
own affairs. Each little town OF hunting station can
send representative TO the Parliament. There
are twelve representatives in all. The Par
lianeut-hO house is plain building story
high. bnilt of boards, lined the inside,
and painted blue, and OH the outside is
pastered over with pitch. 1T has no lobby for the
accommodation of people who come to the capital
with for the public grindstone, committee
rooms for the better confusion of the public
business" In the center Of the room there
stands "A long table of plain pine boards and
ON either side a long bench of the same ma
teTial. On each bench sit six members of
Parliament dressed in seal-skin panialoons and
boots, and Guernsey frOcks, with broad suspenders
across their shoulders The faces of these Parlia-