The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-15
NoRTHrRNMosr rsKIMos.
A Primitive People Jasi Emerging from
thr stone Age.


a Primitive People Jasi Emerging from
thr sions Age.
The characteristics Of the northern.
most Eakimos have provided Henry q.
Bryant With material for a strlklngly
Interesting lecture, which was deliver.
cd before the Archaeological society
In the university museum. says the
Philadelphia Telegraph The Eskimos
Mr. Bryant said. have attracted more
attention from scientific men than any
other similar race IN the world. He
visited them three times IN 1891
when be went 20 the Grand Falls ol
Labrador. and In 1892 and 1894 IN north
and south Greenland. when on the
pcary expeditions. The Labrador Es'
klmoa he regarded as somewhat de-
generate race They have been in con,
tact with The Danish missionaries foi
rs years and afford evidence Of The
admiSturo Of European blood. The
women alone retain their dress. This
Mr Bryant illustrated by q native doll
which showed among other pecullaritios
the method Of wearing the hair Tho
color OF the hair ribbon distinguishes
he condition of The woman. whether
maid, wife orwldow "rhe use Of tea
ana coffee ANA the changed mode oi
NE he observed. "havo untitled the
men for the fatlgues OF seal-huntina
and pulmonary diseases arc frequent
/ nr Nanecn. who Is now cruising some
where rear the pole. has given a most
favorable account Of the Esklmoa Of
the wet coast OF Greenland. While
great Injustice he's bren done 10 The
Esklmos IN tie past their racial peeu
llnrlilts cannot be preserved through
any Intervention Of civilized people
The norihcrnmost Eaklmos we're lrs
encountered IN 1918 when the members
Of Sir John Ross expedition spent aev
cral daye IN The nelehhorhood OF Cap'
York They ace q primitive tribe. jus
emerging from tho stone age As th'
vessel approached Cane York the ex
plorara tav c'1 De- of skln-clad mel
and women. v halr streaming dowr
thfir BACH 1hc, showed no signs @
alien blood nr physical decay The mel
average s feet 3 inches aud some arr
oven q feet 70 Inches while the wom~i
conform more nearly TO the popular
Idea OF Eskimo stature Tho northern
most Eskimos meet the Eskimo inhahl
taris OF To west coast NJ naGln's bay
whom they cali the 'lattooed men, an
fierce fehig occur between them Feg
I llvlne womhers %! the tribe had seel
a white man up to the lime OF Lieut.
Heaty's yisl, IN 1891. In 1918 sir Job
Rors noted they werc not yct iamllla
with bows and arrows nor asa the
know the kyack Lieut. pe8ry foun
bows and arrows and the kyaek In ms
among them and Il would appear the
had acquired a knowledge oi these Oh
lecis since they were FRS, visited. The
are very teiiccnt about their religion
beliefs. They have notions OF fuiur
state and a Split oi good and an cy
spirit OF the ice and waters There 81
no rulers or chiefs among them an
no formal government Family life
very happy and they ere distlngulshe
by their regard for children ard the
care for the weak and aickly The bar
harous cuslom Of strangllng lnian
when the father dies. however stlll su
wives. Poiyramy and divorce are nj
popular. bat the custom Of exchanFir
wives IS quite common and often Z
iocted hy force The egehange las
from two months 10 O year"