The sun., 1891-05-10
WHERE NoLFsk1Ns COME FROM
Some People Would Not buy Thsm II
They Knew How They Are Obtained.

Some People Would Not buy Then n
They Knew How They Arc Obtained.
Where do you suppose those wolfskins
como from that make such pretty gray rugs
which only cost about t3 apiece. although tho
fur is 20 handsome 2" said Prof. Otis T. Mason
the other day. 80 many people would not
buy them II they know. 1 fancy. They are OBJ
tanned from the animals By tho northern In
dams. particularly in tho Hudson Bay region.
and by the Eskimos. These savagss possess =
aendish ingenuity In their methods Of captur-
ing game. and their way Of applying It for kill
ing wolves is sufficiently horrible to discour-
age me with this particular sort Of peltry.
1T is beautifully simple. They take hst
piece Of flint Q foot or so LONG and clipped to
extreme sharpness at tho edges. This they
fasten to q wooden stake. which they drive
into the ground firmly. SO as to leave the blade
OF flint projecting above the surface. Then
they cover the blade all over with good-sized
hunk OF fat from q seal or other such animal.
which quickly freezes. Now the wolf-catchinR
apparatus Is complete. so that the person who
sets the trap has only to como back in a day or
two and gather in his prey without trouble.
The wolf has mastering appetite for blood.
and 1t Is OF this weakness that the hunter
takes ADVANTAGE. A little while after the trap
described has been set, along copes the wolf.
He is hungry. and be licks the hunk OF frozen
fat Ah. 1t 10 good! So he licks It some more.
and as It is thawed by the warmth OF his
Ssongu" u tastes hetIer and better. Presently
edge, Of tho hint and is cut. he tastes Tho
.Es :Es Fl: % wS S. sSb .sd n and
more irenziel his desire for hts own life fluid.
J.. Mean while other woves have come Up and
ihe taste: 80 presently tho bsiI l. sarrean dsd
which soon turn % upon one 1 apo % i6sr and fslI 10
dfsyGparln. q each other until the msESilsss flint
q As %s:s srsss. 81 ffsS
followed I'll tbe planting Of tho dssson's teeth oi
Eld. only that none Of those who participate
yivor @ Siosisns to % dsah. 4 At % lis isisnre s the
dufef hnpears upon tho sssne and skins the
nothing, save the trouble Of removing them
ahd ne value OF the hunk Of fat: the ake
ycma wh ae p eIae Il to be set again inT
rugs only cost 50 sach, with thI % sklns 70 rug
via i5ut that Y o.ly one OF the dtabolical de-
tivs.. The hunter taxes a long strIp Of 1 whals.
hone from tue head "i q whale he has killed,
doubles it up Into the shape OF tho letter Nj.
Sndnss u mo sfaeW II 'sat
bear: suifts at the deicaie morsei % happily
ther considerssiasn. s ~" The % iat auicktg mslts IL
his warm ston1a" h. and tho siaew bindings are
consumed by the action Of the digestive tiuids.
8. that pefors long the STRIP Of whale bone 9
at iull lenGth across Mr.. B.ars stomach and
i re- dies within few hours Of lockjaw In fright
comes cones . along and possesse. himself Of bis
room and worth several dollars at frst hand,
or Two Or three enlions ol bad whskoy.
Nothing bettor illustrates the supe riority
q man Y, as M IN aimal over his Competitors
which hs Is able tn destroy by device the big
Esst ana me NJ ~ formidable OF the creatures
n ~ the human scale ns no 70 Gnd ready means
dangerous q, e. beasts be time 4. NOT recorded
the lands Inhabited by the elephant and the
ss9foi,e % ala q n"; n; .a.e hs SImsr loop
y th a baiteL stick sharpsned at both ends.
= = me sitatnely does the Polynesian attack the
p. 1, and stas,ina / g the eily with
Or VII not try to catch. IN. the primitive
y OF most races you will find accounts
'naring the sun. the moon, aud the stars"