Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-05-05
NY GREENLAND
Boyh"od Customs in the Colo Noc.1
q Good Hunter at Six Yes.s
of Age.

OF Age.
Truly it fares strangely viii
little man," far beyond the bo. sus
ries of Uncle Sans " lana LA
strangely, indeed, that he is ra,. ~
little man years before the AM
mothers little man" has deve-5saa
into her big boy" Psa
Just as soon as the first 60,
west coast of Greenland EsLiT. d
been weaned, in his fourth yea 9aa
father had placed in his hand, IS
bird darts and harpoons. u!
"Play with them long, litt1a oa..
the provident father cautioned W. gas'
Life is hard in the land of the e.
SHOWS, and it will be only 2 IA
time before thou wilt be called - -
do thy full share in fighting foT ~
s~ustenance of the family nc
For the next five years the es,,
with a cunning bred in him. TT
no one knows how many genpraf1as71I
crept noiselessly upon small bfrIs s45a
bringing them down with Stones -
he tired of plying his darts. His s15
49, N4S SLOW So WOIIHHFHH#
that his little hands soon learned :
throw unerringly his diminutlya bar,
pooh at birds swimming in the jDlafs
or into the black bodies OF seals
towed by his father, coming home in
his kaiak from the hunting fel5s ~
the sea.
The Little Eskimo Man.
The boy is now eleven years ola III,
two years he has spent a large 3art ~
his time playing kaiak-man in his fatb.
er's kaiak. Now his father. having
proudly watched his son gradual gain
a good working knowledge of the boat
has decided to have a kaiak built for
the boy.
So the father takes his son to tba
shore and they walk along it for
distance of several miles, gathering
drift wood, the boy meanwhile BENG IN.
structed in the art of selecting lbe
proper kind Of material for the frame
of a kaiak.
That afternoon, with the little man
lending a helping hand now and tAen.
the big MAI puts together the ribs of
the boat. Bright and early the follow.
ing morning the boys mother ana her
friends, all chattering gaily, stretch
over the ribs a fine seal skin. made
pliable by much diligent chewiuz on
the mothers part. As they stretch it
they sew it in place, so that when the
last stitch is taken the skin IS taqt
everywhere; the kaiak perfect in every
detail.
The father Is nightly pleased. AMI
he shows 1t by passing around hot col.
fee to all those who have worked on tie
kaiak. While this is being drunk. the
child struts into their midst a VERT
able bundle of skins. He has en-
diminutiye wholejacket, with a hood
over his head, the sleeves have mil.sas.
his boots reach to his hips over SIN
trousers. The only part of his 10y
exposed is his eyes and %roundabout.
By this time the father has placed
in their respective positions on lie
kaiak lance, harpoon bladder, a7#'Hl
harpoon line, kaiak knife, bladder#s H1,
b1rd-dart, MISUNDERSTANDING harp58u.
The boy lays hold of the kaiak, aud
with a lusty shout hauls it to tie
waters edge. He thrusts his legs in
the round hole in the middle, meant
for the purpose. He finds, as shout
be the case, that the opening is jus.
the circumference of his thighs. In
a jiffy he fastens the bottom of his
wholejacket to the kaiak ring around
the rim of the hole and raised slightly
above it. He makes a quick movement
with his two-bladed paddle, and is CT
for his initial voyage in his very Own
kaiak.
Value of His Training.
Rough is the sea-. Still the %''little
man" battles successfully with the
waves for the better part of five min.
utes, riding them like a duck. Then
he Unexpectedly finds himself in TIE
trough of the sea-and the next III.
slant the kaiak is bottom side up aud
the boy is hanging head downward in
the water.
But the little man has not PLAYED
about his fathers kaiak in vain. As
ne feels the boat capsizing he Sees
one end of his paddle in his right Aand
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