The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-22
AMONG THE ESKIMO.
ihci' Principal Food Cherries Home.
Great Physical Endurance

The walrus forms the PRINCIPAL food nj,
the Eskimo race wherever IL il found al
II IL so generally distributed over tho Arr.
NC part OF inc North American continent
that It undoubtedly makes up the bulk n
sustcnatce for the whole race. with Ito
various seals following closely behind
and both these kinds Of meats 9rpl, er,
plem ntci by salmon. cod. whale. rn.L
oxen, reindeer and polar bear. with gil, j..
casi0nal tribe here and there prcpon5o~,,
ing in some oi these latter foods .,., 3D..
wa.rUs aud seal. Tie walrns will rotl;r
where 10 Is SO cold that an the r,s.,-
channels are frozen over In ;hc wintor ~
he cannot cut a breathing hobo thr,nrb
the thick Ice like the smaller lair sosI
which is found in about every paft .ftb.
Arctic thai man has penetrated and 81.
about all seasons of the year Tho rro,,o.
amount of fatty ttsuc IN the animals az
the sea make them moro acceptable -
food to the northorucr. whose .y..c,,
Graves such diet during the r.eoro.. Win
ter of that zone.
The seal and walrus are tat f'-,r,bor.
the year although VARYING anrr.....il,. r..
this respect during tLa d. -,r'ut .o,.'',, -
while tie roiudccr-tor musk o,.,. .-.
nowhere numerous enough toon,.rf.r.c,,.
as food-aro only in good condition for :
few months In the tail and carly winter
tie cUldCst months In the year. January
February AID March. often finding thcn
liyid in their lcauness
Yet. in spite of all this. my northern
travels threw me Ia contact with fair
sized tribe OF Eskimo that lived largely
ON this kind of meat. catchiurouly enough
seal from an inlet that out deep into their
country to supply their stone lamps with
a little light during the long dark ,,ir.p-
night. Those living on seal and wclrus
had enough oil 90 warm their houses
though made Of suoH-mauy .. .,,s
higher than the intense cold outside. and
would take off their outside ul. OF rein
deer clothes when a. ,he house. while the
reindeer hunters seldom had a tompcm.
turc even little above that ~ tLcut
mospAere u;sidc. and often remained
double clothed as IL ben tle open
Their home, W,ic cold and cL.cr -s i1
the extreme. lut they lad powers at Be-
sjsting il that seemed phenomenal and
lar beyond human endurance as $40 l.yo
found II limited m oar own zone. have
known orc of these cold weather cavaliers
TO take reindeer hide that had been soak
ing in the water. and that was frozen as
stiff as llato Of boiler .-oa. and rut 1t
against hls iarc body. folding il tatrc.
not only until It was thawod opt. bat
until it So. perfectly d.y lue skin was
TO be- used s . drum heal lor.i-r.ng and
dancing exercises, and had ,o B., jry and
hairlcs t.ausWor that purpose. the soak.
ing Riding il of the hair, while there
were a,t-renly no other means OF dry.
inc it tnn The heroic method adopted.
From Oh. largo number of reindeer Killed
by the limo thcy az -luHlluf.y up-
piieu with skins for bedding ana clothing,
and in tAc making mp a.. these noccssaries
they have Displayed 81. rrch tart and
talent with the limited uea ~ hand
that they are the t,.- tr ia u.t.., i'm
the north-lpGcrics O. Schw.tla IN
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