The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-07
SOME OF THE CREDIT
GOES TO TIL. eskimo
Without Him Pole Hurting Won
Be Very Difficult.
HARD WORKER, BUT DEITY.

None of 1t Ever Touches Him--Arcti2
Air Keeps Northern Men In Go1d
Health.
IN spite of their differences regard
ing the discovery of the north pole and
other matters, in one thing Commander
Peary and DR.. Cook are in thorough
agreement. With the other men who
have sought "farthcSt north records
they declare that expeditions to or to-
ward the pole would be almost il not
quite Impossible without the aid of the
ESkimos. sAlmost all Of the long line
of arctic explorers have fully acknuwl-
edged their Indebtedness to the mea
of the north for their familiarity with
arctic conditions and their willingness
to work MS sledge drivers and burden
bearers.
The only true Eskimos on this con
tinent live Oh the west coast of Green
land from Upernavik to Etah. In The
heart of the arctic less than 100 mile,
from the pole. where SO many fearless
explorers have spent their long, dark
winter night before the final dash on
foot and sledges over ice and hum.
mocks of ice.
With all their virtues of industry,
honesty. peaceahlencss and docility
the Eskimos are the tlthiest people in
the world. They never wash, not even
face and hands. The smell OF tleir
fur clothing and secretions from the
skin causes an odor about their per
sous, aud especially in their ial0os ana
tents, that IL unbearahle 10 tcnderfeet
Living In hutS of stone or ice in
winter. IN sealSkin tents in summer
Eskimos never marry in the sense we
use this word, but mate like animals
Swapping Of mates for an indefinite
time is common ESkimoS are The
most widely scattered people on the
globe. dwelling together in small
bands. without central authority or
government. There are less than 30,
600 Eskimos all told.
Safe From Many Diseases.
Eskimos live almost entirely on raw
animal food and this explains the
absence of a number Of diseases which
are common to civilization. Scurvy, SO
common and deadly among early polar
explorers, Is totally unknown among
Eskimos who eat raw meat This raw
food also explains the absence of en-
larged tonSi,s. glands ard goitrr Their
! perfect, splendid teeth and strong low
or jaws mark Them completely carniy-
! ofuus. The exclusion Of vegetable food
/ has. shortened their intestine. ana in.
/ digestion is unknown Ore would
/ suppose their pure flesh diet would
cause bi'iorsness, etc, but the large
percentage of on In their food acts as
a gentle laxative and protects them
against MI harm. The Eskimo eats
with relish old rotten hubGar that
would siagger Ouzzard
Consumption is unknown among the
/ Eskimos in the north, nor Is there amy
skin or bone form Of tuberculosis, but
/ when brought to the United States
/ they contract consumption In most vir-
ulcnt form. OF six brought to New
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