The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10

that is contrived to contain something
thew call a polk sack. We call II
bucket. a basket a bag, measure d
cana hundred other things, but no mat
ter what sort of vessel 1t is, the Eshi-
mos call it a polk sack They cannot
count above twenty, the number OF theAs
fingers and toes-if they should happen
to lose some OF these members, suppose
their ability to reckon would be cur
tailed accordingly. Now, there was my
runner. l might go out and XIII loI
of deer, say forty. He would bring them
in I Would ask him how many there
were He would hold up his hands anu
point to his feet. give an expressive SeS-
TIRE and saw "twenty''-au above that
was plenty This fellow could speak
English very well, too Those people
will never breed Morgan:
ESKIMOS ASIATIC.
"T,ha F.ski,nos are Asatic. They cross
ed over on the ice one day from SIBERIA.
Their almond eyes betray them. II notn-
i,,r else There is no kinship of blood or
diGnosition between them and the Aneri-
can indian. They are to be found all
arrsnd the Arctic circle, but the tskllllos
of one part of the north can ai,uet
stand these of another part Ihey nav
their dialects, shading into each otnet'
and there are divisions OF then-1eftieoi-
tally. like counties. or States
..'rtese people have little idea of relig-
ion. They seem to think that when theE
die they are going to some place "hele
thew can get all they want TO eat, "tleie
there is plenty Of hunting. Ihelr soie
idea is to Kill all the animals they see.
whether they need them or not 1hey
will Kill and kill and gorge themselves
to the limit. When they die they wan.
to go to place where they can do all
the killing and gorging they want to.
P.ir the idea is not unlike that held by the
Indian about his happy hunting GROUNDS.
In oIden days, they used TO XIII thelr oio.
When they became too ancient ana &c
crepit to hunt. the men were siam oy
their first born. 1t was considered great
privilege and homer. Female oaoles. too'
we're left out in the cold to die. 1t was
q bort the best thing that could happen
to them, I suppose, as the Eskimo "o-
men are worked like animals. Ihelr lord
and masters are not lazy. Inc contrary
is true. but they consider 1t beneath 'nelr
dignity to do mental work. a DUCK Will
go cut and kill deer twenty miles from
lorr,e, come back and send MS squa" al
ter. the quarry.
~ told you the Eakinos had little
idea Of logic. Now, I'll show you what
[ mean They have a game called loot
tall. 1t consists in simply kicking ana
pushing the ball. Instead OF having goals
and limits, they Will start in to kick that
bail and keep on kicking it IN one di-
rection, sometimes for twenty or tnrtS
miles Then they will go home tired
CAPTAIN Porter talked interestingly about
Arctic exploration. He declared that he
did not believe that anyone would ever
drift across the Pole. Peary's chance of
reaching the pole ne believes IS Slight,
though he may &c it; might be done
by dash if catches can be established
far enough north on land. Captain Por-
ter takes no stock in the recent story
that Andre landed on the North American
continent and was killed by Esk1rnos lie
declares, however. that about the only
way the pole will ever be achieved VIII
be by flying machine.
\ Norfolk man, Hart. was chief en-
gineer on the Newport with Captain Por-
ter and is now with Pearv. The Arctic
possesses a strange fascination Tor him,
os il does for ncst men who have been
there; but Captain Porter says that ne
has had enough of it. and he never expects
to return