The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-09

Fun Of
ESqalmau Children.
Observation-Disclosures.

i SauS children are tbe e
Q NJ Q qulmsa1 who i've around
Point Bsrrow. which Juts
RoR ont ilfo the Polar Sea b.
y0nd The Arctic Circle There il i
uiglt al winter long and day zil sum-
nlff long
- far from becoming gloomy b.
cause 0f fheir 1reary surroundings and
tAeif long ulghfs. the Point Barrow
children are particularly bright and
I lively and faI of mischief and play
( One q their Dazfimes IN winter is 10
dance 70 the Northern Lights
I They are warmly clad ln garments
made of the skin Of the Nortberu deer
q the Arctic fox. There Is 40 upper
garment something Ike q sweater With
hood 70 if. skin trousers and deer
skin boots coming 10 the knee.
7 They wear deerskin mifteus and
when they sing their song 10 fhe Az
rora B0reaiis and dance with it. they
Z frequently attach the tail Of a blue o.
white fox to their belt behind.
Eaeh dancer cienches the fist. and.
bending the elbows strikes them
against the sides 0f the body. keeping
time 70 q seng and stamping vigorously
with the right foot while spriuging 10
and down with the EFF knee. The song
has large number Of sfanzas and be-
gins -KiOya ke kioya kaT which
means Hail 70 the Northern Lights
When the aurora = bright and IL al
especially dancing mood. the children
will often keep up the song and dance
for hours al a time
In winter the Point Barrow children
have SNOWFALL game which they play
with their feet They wet some snow
and make n BAH about as bls as two
fists. The cold Is 50 Intense that the
ball Immediately becomes solid ice.
Then the player balances the ban !
on the toes Of one foot and with a kick /
and Jump throws Il 70 the other foot. /
which catches # and throws ii back. /
Some of the players are 80 expert chat I
they will keep this ~ FOR 4 number Of
strokes without letting the ball fall to
the ground
The children of this iiD-end Of Urele
Sans land also amuse themselves in
winier by sliding down the steep banks
of frozen snow which form under the
cliffs along the shores Of the frozen
sea- They use 10 sieds or tobOggans.
not even boards In.this sport. but slide
down the steep decliyilies on their
knees
kneeling down and sitting well back.
with their hands giasBng their ankles.
they go shooting along down great
steep hills Of snow. laughing and shout
Ing and now and then losing their bal
ance and getting tumble which sends
them rolling in a heap 10 the foot Of
The snow bin.
Both boys and girls al Point Barrow
are fond of playing football. but they .
seem 10 lave no order or system.
They siraDiy get an old mitten or old
boot and stun it with bits Of waste
ieerskin or rags. ana then kick It !
iboHt with merry shouts and in great
The children are very fond OF dane
ne. and If they can get hold OF an old
in can which some whaler has left +
hey are happy Beating the tin can
Of drum. they mprovlse dances for +
themselves and invent songs to ac- :.
.ompany them
Tile little Esquimaux or Point Bar
ow have most mischievous little In s
trnment which they call "mitlgli- q
'aun' II is 10 the Esquimaux boy !
What the bear traDpef is to the white 3
oy.
IT is made Of a piece OF stin whale c
one about five inches long and half q
y inch wide. II is narrowed off and s
ent up about an inch at one end. n
On the upper side Of this bent nd s
nd is a little hollow large enough to n
old a small pebble, and the other end G
cut into sharp teeth. This is pure b
an instrument OF mischief. and 7
iany little Esquimaux boy is com 81
elled to retire with his mother into q
ne Of their snow huts for a painful Il
lterview because Of the reckless man IA
er in which he uses his pebble snap a.
er
The children who frolic by the h
iores Of the frozen sea and dance
it'll the Northern Lights even have y
echanical toys among their play
hngs. One is q wooden doll repre-. 81
intins man dressed in skins. y
He holds a drum 81 one hand and
lex in the other. The arms are made
wholebone, and by pressing them to- hi
ether at the shoulders the figure can do
made to move as IL beating tie
'um. m
Then they have little toy kalaks or
noes. in which are seated dolls with ga
iddles 10 their hands BY pulling Oh
ring the doll is made to move lts
'ad from one side aud make mo- ~
IN as " padding.
The girls are very fond o. playing
is cradle. Two little girls will sit
ono Of the underground houses. or m,
ene Of the huts made Of frozen snow AT
ID. By the light Of stone lamp. make II,
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